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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE KWONG GEORGE 明萬曆 青花雙龍戲珠紋銀錠式蓋盒
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE INGOT-SHAPED 《大明萬曆年製》款
‘DRAGON’ BOX AND COVER 來源：
MARK AND PERIOD OF WANLI
香港蘇富比1981年5月20日，編號695
powerfully painted in vivid shades of cobalt blue, the domed 趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，此後家族傳承
cover painted with a pair of confronting five-clawed dragons
writhing amongst flames and cloud scrolls contesting a flaming
pearl, the rounded sides of both the box and cover similarly
decorated with further dragons striding amongst clouds,
encircled at the rims with chevron bands, the base inscribed
with a six-character reign mark, wood stand
21.6 cm, 8½ in.

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 20th May 1981, lot 695.
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in
the family.

HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,500-77,000

The form of the present box, modelled after ingots, is highly 銀錠之形，嘉靖首創，萬曆延製，但傳世例器甚罕。相類
unusual. The production of wares of this shape began in the 蓋盒，巴黎吉美國立亞洲藝術博物館有藏，見 Daisy Lion-
Jiajing period (1522-1566) and continued in the Wanli reign
Goldschmidt，《Ming Porcelain》，弗里堡， 1978年，
(1573-1620), but extant examples are relatively rare.
圖版213。鮑氏典藏一盒，刊於 John Ayers，《The Baur
See a closely related covered box, in the Musée Guimet,
Collection. Chinese Ceramics》，卷2，日內瓦，1969
Paris, illustrated in Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Ming Porcelain,
年，圖版A187。《China Institute in America Exhibition
Fribourg, 1978, pl. 213; one in the Baur Collection, published
in John Ayers, The Baur Collection. Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, of Chinese Art from the Newark Museum》展覽也有例，
Geneva, 1969, pl. A187; another included in the China Institute 華美協進社，紐約，1980，編號26。拍賣也偶見之，如
in America Exhibition of Chinese Art from the Newark Museum,
倫敦蘇富比2010年5月12日拍出之盒，編號12，以及另一
China Institute in America, New York, 1980, cat. no. 26. See
also an example sold in our London rooms, 12th May 2010, lot 器，售於香港佳士得2007年5月29日，編號1458。
12 and another at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th May 2007, lot
1458.

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