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an extremely rare and important
wucai fishbowl
Longqing six-character mark and of the period
(1567-1572)
57.2cm (22 1/2in) diam.
£500,000 - 800,000
Provenance: a distinguished European private
collection
The present Longqing fishbowl is one of only
six known. The others are in the following
important museum collections: The Percival
David Foundation at the British Museum,
London; the National Museum of Scotland,
Edinburgh; The State Museum of Oriental Art,
Moscow; the Hatakeyama Kinenkan Museum,
Tokyo; and the Umezawa Kinenkan Museum.
fine chinese art
New Bond Street, London
Thursday 7 November 2013 at 10.00
bonhams.com/chinese
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