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A SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN CENSER
18th century
The cylindrical footed vessel molded with concentric rings of separated
impressed taotie masks and covered with a pale colorless glaze of fine
crackle.
3 1/2in (8.3cm) high; 5 1/4in (13.3cm) diam

$1,000 - 1,500
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. 20.
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FOUR BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAINS
Qing dynasty and later
Consisting of a miniature pear-shaped vase with a serpent winding
around the neck of the vessel 17th/18th century, a tripod censer with
everted handles, pierced trigram and fu lion finial cover 18th/19th
century, a seated figure of Shakyamuni holding a pearl 19th century,
and a seated figure of Manjusri on a lion.
4 1/2, 4 1/2, 7 3/4 and 5 1/2in (10.4, 10.4, 19.7 and 13.9cm) high (4).
$1,500 - 2,500

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 pages 25, 22 and 23
(the first three).

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A WHITE GLAZED GU-FORM VASE
six-character Yongzheng mark, Republic Period
Based on an archaic bronze type and molded with two panels of stiff
lappets flanking a stylized taotie mask.
7 3/8in (18.7cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

Published and exhibited
34 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. 30.

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