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                                                                               PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR.
                                                                               AND MRS. ROBERT YOUNG, VIRGINIA

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                                                                               A PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED JARDINIÈRES
                                                                               AND STANDS

                                                                               TONGZHI-GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908)

                                                                               The circular jardiniCres have deep sides rising

                                                                               to a fat, everted rim, and two drainage holes

                                                                               in the base, and, like the matching stands, are

                                                                               covered inside and out with a lemon-yellow

                                                                               enamel, including the base where it covers a

                                                                               four-character incised mark, Chuxiu gong

                                                                               zhi (made for the Chuxiu Palace). The rim

                                                                               edges are white.

                                                                               JardiniCres 10¿ in. (26 cm.) diam.        (2)

                                                                               $10,000-15,000

                                                                               PROVENANCE:

                                                                               Acquired in Hong Kong, 1987.
                                                                               清同治/光緒 黃釉花盆及盆拖一對

                                                                                                 2270 (mark)

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