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BLUE AND WHITE CERAMICS FROM AN ITALIAN COLLECTION
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘QILIN AND BOYS’ VASE
QING DYNASTY
the rounded sides rising from a spreading foot to a waisted
neck and ß aring rim, painted in deep cobalt-blue tones
depicting a group of boy in play with a qilin in a mountainous
landscape
35.7 cm, 14 in.
£ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 55,500-77,500 US$ 7,100-9,900

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PROPERTY FROM A SPANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL
BEAKER VASE, GU
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
of ß ared form, densely painted with eight panels of seasonal
ß owers brunches issuing from rockworks, amongst butterß ies
and dragonß ies
52.1 cm, 20½ in.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 44,200-66,500 US$ 5,700-8,500

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ JAR
WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
vividly painted around the exterior in bright tones of cobalt
with two Þ ve-clawed dragons striding amongst clouds above
a wavy sea, all between a band of ß ower blooms with scrolling
foliage below the neck and upright lappets at the foot, the base
inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark within a
double-circle, wood cover
(2)
13.7 cm, 5⅜ in.
£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 88,500-133,000 US$ 11,300-16,900

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