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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘KUI PHOENIX’ MALLET
VASE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the bell-shaped body rising to a tall cylindrical neck and a
lipped rim, boldly painted on both sides with a stylised kui
phoenix design, its head on the neck of the vase dissolving
into abstract blue scrolls draping over the shoulders against
a plain white ground, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua
mark, wood stand
19.9 cm, 7⅞ in.

HK$ 8,000-12,000
US$ 1,050-1,550
清十九世紀 青花夔鳳紋雙陸尊
《大明成化年製》仿款
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A WUCAI ‘DRAGON’ BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH – 20TH CENTURY
of square form, the domed top painted with a five-clawed
iron-red dragon, writhing around a flaming pearl amidst floral
sprays, scrolling clouds and flames, the box similarly painted
with further dragons pacing amidst flowers, flames and
clouds, encircled by key-fret bands at the rims, the base with
an apocryphal Wanli mark
14.4 cm, 5⅝ in.

HK$ 8,000-12,000
US$ 1,050-1,550

清十九至二十世紀 五彩穿花龍紋倭角方蓋盒
《大明萬曆年製》仿款 68

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A WHITE-GLAZED CARVED ‘SHOU’ VASE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
potted rising from a bell-shaped foot to an angular shoulder
and upturned rim, the exterior, carved around the body and
the neck with single ‘shou’ characters and four bats around
the shoulder, applied overall with an unctuous creamy-white
glaze
37.2 cm, 14⅝ in.

HK$ 12,000-15,000
US$ 1,550-1,950

清十九世紀 白釉浮雕「壽」字瓶

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