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A PAIR OF WUCAI PORCELAIN DISHES
Wanli marks and of the period
Each modeled with a thin, flared rim around the curving
shallow well painted in underglaze blue and enamels in
typical shades depicting a spirited five-clawed dragon
and a swooping phoenix amid leafy flower branches
encircling a flaming pearl, all surrounded by a scrolling
lotus band on the side walls, the exterior decorated
with the Eight Daoist symbols, the recessed base
inscribed with the six-character mark in underglaze
blue regular script within a double ring, framed by a
short circular foot ring.
7in (17.8cm) diameter (2).
$4,000 - 6,000

Published and exhibited
Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching
Pastor Collection. Catalogue of an exhibition at the
Honolulu Academy of Arts July 28 - Sept 25, 2005.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2005, p. 16.
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A PAIR OF FINE WHITE GLAZED PORCELAIN
CUPS
18th century
Each thinly potted, the deep side walls rising from a tall
foot ring enclosing a sunken narrow floor, all covered
in a layer of white glaze except the delicate foot pad,
revealing its fine white fiber.
4in (10.2cm) high, 2 5/8in (6.7cm) diameter (2).

$3,000 - 4,000
Published and exhibited
Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching
Pastor Collection. Catalogue of an exhibition at the
Honolulu Academy of Arts July 28 - Sept 25, 2005.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2005, pp. 14-15.
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