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PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED SWISS LADY
*1 A Yongle mark and period (1403-1424) cinnabar lacquer vase of the same
form and with similar design of foral sprays is in the National Palace
A VERY RARE CINNABAR LACQUER ‘MALLET’ VASE Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese Carved Lacquer Ware
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971, pl. 1.
The body and neck of the vase are densely carved with various foral sprays 明初十五世紀 剔紅四季花卉紋紙槌瓶
including peony, chrysanthemum and camellia, below a key-fret border 針刻「大明永樂年製」楷書款
encircling the mouth rim. The dark brown base is incised with a six-character
Da Ming Yongle nian zhi mark. 來源: 瑞士私人珍藏，法國巴黎M. Legrand 女士 (1883-
6º in. (16 cm.) high 1978)珍藏，由現藏家於1997年繼承
£15,000-20,000 $22,000-28,000
€19,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a distinguished Swiss lady.
The collection of Mrs M. Legrand (1883-1978), Paris, inherited by the current
owner in 1997.
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