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7300 Property from a private Oregon collection
A pair of famille rose and gilt enameled wine cups
Xiezhu zhuren zao mark, Republic period 7301
Each of inverted bell form, the exterior walls painted with a ladybug A pair of coral-ground enamel narcissus dishes
resting on the leaf of a blossoming lotus plant rendered in richly hued with grisaille decoration
enamels on a gilt ground, the interior covered in turquoise enamel and Dayazhai marks, Republic period
also applied around a square reserve on the shallowly recessed base Each of double lozenge form, the tapered walls painted in grisaille with
inscribed in iron red seal script with the five-character mark. herons and water grasses on a deep coral ground also bearing the
1 3/4in (4.5cm) high three-character mark in horizontal standard script and the oval seal
2 1/2in (6.3cm) diameter Tiandi Yi Jia Chun, the thick rim painted with blue and white leiwen
$2,500 - 4,000 borders and the interior with turquoise enamel, the flat base supported
on six corner feet, marked with eight abraded spur marks and bearing
For a similar mark on a miniature vase, also assigned to the Republic iron-red Yongqing Changchun marks.
period, see H. A. van Oort, Chinese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th 10in (5.5cm) long
centuries, 1976, pl. 182-184, and pp. 139-140. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
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