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A POLYCHROME ENAMELED BALUSTER VASE A SHIWAN POLYCHROME ENAMELED SEATED FIGURE OF
Qianlong mark, Republic period GUANDI
Painted in richly hued enamels of the famille rose palette with a stiff The bearded god of war dressed in armor and seated on a chair
leaf band around the waisted neck and successive horizontal bands covered by a lion pelt, the lion’s head and paws visible under the
of birds, flowers, insects and auspicious antiques encircle the inverted general’s padded boots, the back of the chair stamped with the
pear-shaped body raised on a tall foot, the mock animal head handles maker’s mark reading Zhou Yucheng zuo (minor chips).
at the shoulder colored in iron red and gilt and the recessed base 19in (48cm) high
bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue seal script along with
CHINA in red pigment (base drilled). US$1,500 - 2,500
16 1/8in (41cm high)
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US$8,000 - 12,000
A SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND
ATTENDANTS
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A FAMILE ROSE ENAMELED CHARGER WITH MAGPIE AND Guanyin posed holding a ruyi scepter as she seats in royal ease on
PRUNUS DESIGN a lotus leaf between the young Shancai to her right and Longnu to
Guangxu mark, Republic period her left, all supported on a tiered rock formation fronted with a fish,
The shallow curving well painted in black and opaque enamels with a dragon and a lotus plant, the surfaces fired with yellow, green and
two magpies flying between branches with white and pink prunus purple glazes (chips, repair); the figural group now attached to a mixed
blossoms that continue onto the exterior walls along with another metal electric lamp base.
pair of magpies, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark in 20 3/4in (52.8cm) high
iron red standard script surrounded by an unglazed foot pad of wide,
concave shape. US$2,500 - 3,500
15 1/8in (38.5cm) diameter

US$3,000 - 5,000

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