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A VERY LARGE PAIR OF ROSE-IMARI DISHES
KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1720
The centers with densely packed, symmetrically arranged fowering vine
bearing small pink leaves, on the well pink diaper pattern and the rims with
large lotus blooms growing from curling cobalt blue leaves
18¼ in. (46.4 cm.) diameter (2)
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
With The Chinese Porcelain Co., New York.
LITERATURE:
William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014,
p. 214-215, no. 74, where the author notes that the pair "[is] unusual in size and
decoration" and that the central "pinwheel-like fower is unheard of in Chinese
enameling, as is the border fower [with yellow and deep red petals]".

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE GIN BOTTLES AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The square sides painted with riverscapes alternating with still-lifes of
precious objects, rounded shoulders below cylindrical necks with fat covers
10½ in. (26.8 cm.) high (4)
$5,000-7,000
One of the earliest bespoke Chinese porcelain forms. See note to lot 18.

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