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133 A BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

the rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an
everted rim, painted in bright cobalt-blue tones with four
panels of gures with scenes from the Romance of the West
Chamber below a band of diaper and peach panels to the rim,
with a similar band to the interior rim, the base with apocryphal
Chenghua mark
20 cm, 7⅞ in.

಴£ 2,500-3,000
HK$ 24,200-29,000 US$ 3,150-3,750

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘SCHOLAR ON BRIDGE’
BOWL
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a straight rim,
painted to the exterior with a continuous scene of a scholar
crossing a bridge, with a pavilion and retreats beside pine and
wutong, the interior with a thin band of trellis
19 cm, 7½ in.

PROVENANCE
Christie’s Amsterdam, 28th April 1986, lot 2748.

಴£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

1986 4 28 2748

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A FAMILLE VERTE BOTTLE VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the pear-shaped body rising from a ared foot to a tall narrow
neck and everted rim, brightly enamelled with two birds
perched on bamboo, beside a owering prunus issuing from
under a rocky outcrop
19.5 cm, 7¾ in.

಴£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,000-48,300 US$ 3,750-6,300

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