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A FAHUA-GLAZED BISCUIT FIGURE OF A PAIR OF WUCAI SLEEVE VASES A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ JAR
WEITUO 17th century Shunzhi/Kangxi
Kangxi Each bearing a depiction of a rocky The oviform jar with tapering neck and
The figure standing with his hands clasped landscape with birds amongst floral branches enamelled with alternating roundels of
together, balancing a sword across his arms, on an iron-red lappet ground, fitted box. dragon and phoenix spaced by cloud
clad in in armoured robes with a long flowing Each 20.5cm (8.2in) high (3). motifs, all between formal borders, the foot
surcoat. unglazed. 26.5cm (10 3/16in) high
23cm (9in) high £500 - 700
HK$5,300 - 7,400 £2,000 - 3,000
£1,500 - 2,000 CNY4,400 - 6,200 HK$21,000 - 32,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000 CNY18,000 - 26,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

Provenance: Robert B. and Beautrice C.
Mayer family collection (by repute).
Warren E. Cox Collection, New York (label).

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