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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE KWONG GEORGE 清乾隆 青花福壽雙全如意耳扁壺
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEACH’ MOONFLASK 來源：
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，此後家族傳承
the flattened circular body rising from a short splayed foot to a
展覽：
waisted neck and flared rim, flanked by a pair of ruyi handles,
the exterior moulded in low relief on both sides with a peach- 《華光艸堂珍藏清代瓷器》，香港中文大學文物館，香
shaped panel enclosing bats soaring around fruiting leafy 港，1973年，編號66（一對之一，沒載圖）
sprays bearing clusters of ripe peaches, the panels surrounded
by a leafy floral scroll ground and similarly decorated to the
sides and neck, all below upright ruyi lappets and a lingzhi
meander around the rim, the rectangular foot skirted with a
classic scroll band, the six-character seal mark on the base
effaced
24 cm, 9½ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in
the family.

EXHIBITED
Ch’ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 66 (one of
a pair, not illustrated).
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,500-51,500

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