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4 A gilt-decorated bowenite bowl
Qianlong four-character mark and probably of
5 the period
6 | Bonhams The bowl embellished to the interior and
exterior with a dense pattern of five-clawed
dragons amongst scrolling flowers, all
between a ruyi-head band at the mouth rim
and lappet border at the foot, the stone of a
mottled celadon hue, wood stand. 15.1cm (5
7/8in) diam. (2).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000 HK$9,600 - 14,000

For a related gilt-decorated bowl, Qianlong
mark and period, see Roger Keverne,
Summer Exhibition, London, 2010, Catalogue
no. 95. Also compare with a smaller bowl,
Qianlong mark and period, in Christie’s Hong
Kong 30 May 2012, lot 4314.

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A pair of spinach jade bowls
Set on short feet with gently flaring rims,
the semi-translucent stone with natural dark
mottling.
20cm (7.7/8in) diam. (2).

£600 - 900
CNY5,800 - 8,700 HK$7,200 - 11,000

5*

A white jade lobed box and cover
Carved from a pale, luminous stone with
some streaked mottled white inclusions, the
cover with an archaistic design of a stylised
phoenix and dragon in flight amongst clouds,
the sides left plain.
11.8cm (4 7/8in) wide (2).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000 HK$9,600 - 14,000