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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 518

A BLUE AND WHITE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' SECTIONED BOX AND COVER, WANLI MARK AND
PE RIOD
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

A BLUE AND WHITE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' SECTIONED BOX AND COVER
WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
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of circular section supported on a wide foot, the interior divided into a central flower-shaped section encircled by six radiating
sections, the exterior of the cover painted in bold tones of underglaze blue with a central medallion enclosing a pair of birds
perched on the branches of a blossoming peony tree growing from behind rockwork, with two further birds in flight above, the
sides with four cartouches enclosing pairs of birds on the branches of fruiting and flowering trees, reserved on a diaper ground,
the box similarly painted, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (2)

Diameter 7¼ in., 18.6 cm

Provenance
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 22nd March 1968.

來源
Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，1968年3月22日

Exhibition
The Cosmopolitan Club, New York, 18th September - 22nd October 1979.

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