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A BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE
CIRCA 1640

the globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a
tall slightly waisted neck and aring mouth, painted around
the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with scholars seated
conversing in a garden, all below a band of stylised owers at
the neck
38 cm, 15 in.
಴£ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 48,300-67,500 US$ 6,300-8,700

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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON ‘EIGHT
TRIGRAMS’ TRIPOD CENSER
LATE YUAN / EARLY MING DYNASTY

robustly potted and raised on three mask-and-paw feet,
the shallow rounded sides carved with the ‘Eight Trigrams’
between bands of applied oret bosses encircling the incurved
rim and base, covered overall with a lustrous sea-green glaze
falling short of the centre of the interior and the raised bevelled
disc on the base, both burnt orange in the ring, the interior
moulded with a leafy oral medallion
32 cm, 12⅝ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,300-29,000 US$ 2,500-3,750

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