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PROPERTY FROM A PROMINENT BRITISH HSBC EXECUTIVE, 3425
ACQUIRED BEFORE 1975 IN HONG KONG A POLYCHROME ENAMELED PLAQUE
Of tall rectangular section, depicting an elaborate riverside mountain
3422 vista, the lengthy inscription in the right corner bearing a Wang (with
A PAIR OF INCISED VASES water radical) family signature and possibly bearing a renyin date
Dated by inscriptions to 1919 equivalent to 1962 or 1902 (severe tobacco staining).
Of rounded rectangular form potted to support beast head handles on 14 3/4 x 9 1/2in (37.5 x 24cm) visible dimensions of porcelain
either shoulder, the clear-glazed exteriors etched to depict beauties in exclusive of frame
garden settings reversed by pastoral landscapes, incised with the jiwei 21 x 15 5/8in (53.3 x 39.6cm) the frame
dates and bearing signatures possibly reading Zhu Youlin and Xuexuan. $1,000 - 1,500
9 3/4in (24.8cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500 3426
A SMALL WOOD-FRAMED PORCELAIN PLAQUE WITH
A snuff bottle incised by the hand of Zhu Youlin (1883-1964) was sold POLYCHROME ENAMEL DECORATION
in Bonhams, Hong Kong, sale 18456 (Snuff Bottles from the Mary and Late Qing/Republic period
George Bloch Collection: Part I), lot 121. Of rectangular form, painted in sepia, black and iron red with an adult
Pekingese dog looking downward toward her playful pup, the lower
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS left corner bearing the signature of the late Qing ceramicist Cheng
Yuting; set within a burlwood and mixed wood frame.
3423 7 x 4 3/8in (17.8 x 11.2cm) approximate size of plaque
A PAIR OF VASES ENAMELED IN THE QIANJIANGCAI PALETTE 10 ¼ x 7 5/8 (26 x 19.5cm) dimensions of wood frame
Dated by inscription to 1915 $1,000 - 1,500
Of ovoid form depicting scholars in a garden setting with boy attendants,
reversed by the inscriptions including the yimao dates, the ceramicist 3427
ingeniously integrating a large vertical crack on one vessel into part of the A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED PLAQUES
enameled pastel-palette figural tableau (cracked, retouching). Of horizontal rectangular section depicting scholars at repose besides
8 3/4in (22.1cm) high books and flower baskets in lush garden settings, both bearing poetic
$1,000 - 1,500 inscriptions comprised of odes to Xinluo Shanren (Hua Yan) written at
the qingchuang duhua lou studio bearing seals reading Huasheng.
3424 9 3/4 x 15in (25 x 38cm) approximate dimensions exclusive of frames
A QIANJIANGCAI ENAMELED TEAPOT $3,000 - 5,000
Late Qing dynasty
Of cubic section supporting an angular spout and square handle, all
raised upon inset feet, the notably ‘orange peel’-style glaze covered in
landscape and figural motifs in typical pastel colors, the vessel bearing
both an yiyou date [equivalent to 1885] inscribed to the side as well as a
contradictory iron red stamped four-character Tongzhi mark to the base.
4 1/4in (10.8cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500

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