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A ‘KRAAK’ BLUE AND WHITE KENDI
Wanli period
Potted with a compressed globular body, the flaring
cylindrical neck with garlic mouth rising from the
stepped shoulder, interrupted by the mamiform
spout, painted around the exterior in shades of
cobalt-blue with panels of flowers, foliage and
abstract designs, all supported on a low tapered
foot ring.
8 1/8in (20.7cm) high
US$2,000 - 4,000
明萬曆 青花開光花卉紋軍持
A Wanli period kendi of similar shape and decoration
was sold at Sotheby’s London, 28 March 2017, lot
461.
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘NARRATIVE SCENE’
JARDINERE
Jiajing mark, Kangxi period
Potted with an ovoid body and a wide mouth with
a lipped rim, the sides painted with a scene of two
officials meeting in an interior setting while one of the
official’s retainers wait outside, the neatly incut edge
of the recessed foot surrounding the six-character
underglaze blue mark.
7in (17.8cm) high
US$4,000 - 6,000
十七世紀 青花人物故事圖缸
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