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†524

A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED MOULDED ‘FIGURAL’
BOWL
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

The deep bowl is moulded to the centre with a double fsh medallion
encircled by panels enclosing various named characters from the Chinese
play “The Tale of the Pipa” including the equestrian scholar Cai Bojie and the
oficial Niu.
7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam.

£2,000-3,000 $2,900-4,300
€2,600-3,800

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private American Collection, assembled prior to 1960.

This bowl illustrates characters drawn from the Southern-style Chinese
play written by Gao Ming in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) including
the scholar Cai Bojie and the oficial Niu who are both named on this bowl.
Two related bowls are illustrated in Ming Ceramics in the British Museum,
Jessica Harrison-Hall, 2001, pp 482 & 483, nos. 16:52 and 16:53.

明十五世紀 龍泉窯青釉琵琶記圖碗
來源：美國私人舊藏, 於1960年前購入

524

†525

A CELADON-GLAZED ‘LOTUS AND SHOULAO’ PUZZLE CUP
18TH CENTURY

The lotus-form cup is supported on three low feet and decorated to the
exterior with veins in low relief, a standing fgure of Shoulao with underglaze
blue robes can be seen emerging from the centre.
4¡ in. (11 cm.) diam.

£600-800 $870-1,100
€760-1,000

PROVENANCE: 525

Property from a Private American Collection, assembled prior to 1960. †526

清十八世紀 青釉壽老杯 來源：美國私人舊藏, 於1960 A PAIR OF IRON-RED AND GILT ‘DRAGON’
年前購入 DISHES
TONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN
IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)

Each dish is decorated with two fve-clawed dragons
chasing a faming pearl amongst fre scrolls. The
exterior is similarly decorated.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) diam.

(2)

£500-700 $720-1,000
€630-880

526 PROVENANCE:

164 Property from a Private American Collection,
assembled prior to 1960.

清同治 礬紅雙龍戲珠紋盤一對
六字篆書款
來源：美國私人舊藏, 於1960年前購入