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A PAIR OF IRON RED AND BLACK ENAMELED BOWLS
Hongxian marks, Republic period
Molded with a flared rim and painted with mirror images of a bat flying
toward one young boy chasing another holding a ruyi scepter as
they play within a fenced garden, the recessed bases bearing four-
character mark in iron red standard script (one bowl with tiny chip).
5in (12.8cm) diameter
$1,000 - 1,500

6278
A WOOD-FRAMED POLYCHROME ENAMELED PLAQUE
Dated by inscription to 1926
Of horizontal rectangular section, unusually depicting industrial
development along the riverside in the Baihuazhou area of Nanchang,
the inscription including the Minguo shiwu nian date as well as bearing
a signature reading ‘made by Shiheng in the Jiangxi Army Garrisons’
[Shiheng zhi yu Jiangxi Junxie].
15in (38cm) visible width of porcelain

$3,000 - 5,000
It was the Baihuazhou district of Jiangxi in 1926, the specific time 6279
and place depicted in this lot, where Chiang Kai-Shek launched his
‘Northern Expedition’ against intransigent Northern Warlords and the
Beiyang government. The inscription alluding to military barracks or
garrisons, the industrial subject matter, and the small figures in what
appear to be military attire walking along the bottom border of the
image would suggest the manufacture of this lot could possibly have
been influenced by those events.
6279
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED BALUSTER VASES
Qianlong marks, Republic period
Each painted with mirror images of five young boys scrambling in a
garden to pick fruit from a tree with the help of a long rope or metal
hook, the recessed base bearing the four-character mark in iron red
standard script (one vase chipped).
9 7/8in (22.5cm) high

$1,200 - 1,500
6280
A PAIR OF IRON-RED AND GILT ENAMELED HAT STANDS
Each of hexagonal shape with gilt shou characters set amid bats,
classic lotus flowers and leaf stems rendered in iron red enamel.
12 1/4in (31cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000 6280

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