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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ADA LUM 9391
A PAIR OF PORCELAIN JARS WITH POWDER BLUE GLAZE
9387 19th century
A POLYCHROME AND GILT ENAMELED BOX AND COVER Each of ovoid form, displaying two large reserves with children at
Qianlong mark, Republic period play in landscape settings in overglaze famille vert enamels, the foot
Of compressed globular form, both sections painted in bright with a double ring in underglaze blue.
pigments of the famille rose palette with the nine auspicious peaches 5in (12.5cm) high, each
amid leafy scrolls on a gilt ground, the interior surfaces and the
recessed base enameled in pale turquoise enamel and the base US$1,000 - 1,500
bearing the six-character mark drawn in iron red seal script within a
double square (minor wear to gilt and enamels). 9392
6 5/8in (17cm) diameter A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED BALUSTER VASE
Qianlong mark, Republic period
US$2,000 - 3,000 Of simple form with a flared rim to the neck and ovoid body painted
in opaque enamels with a depiction of the calligraphy Wang Xizhi
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A PROMINENT BAY AREA observing a goose, the concave base bearing a four-character mark
COLLECTOR stamped in iron red.
9 3/8in (23.8cm) high
9388
A LIME GREEN GROUND ENAMELED BOWL US$1,200 - 1,800
Jiaqing mark, Republic period
Of inverted bell form, painted in opaque polychrome enamels with 9393
auspicious bats, fruit and flowering branches against a lime green A SET OF PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS
ground, the interior well covered with turquoise enamel that also Guangxu marks, Republic period
frames a reserve on the recessed base bearing the six-character A set of eight porcelain tea bowls, seven with matching lids and
mark in iron red seal script. dishes, each with overglaze enamels of dragon and phoenix amid
6 7/8in (17.5cm) diameter polychrome clouds, with a wave border at the foot, the bowls and
lids with a stamped six character Guangxu mark in iron red.
US$1,000 - 1,500 3 3/4in (9cm) high, each

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE SEATTLE COLLECTOR US$1,200 - 1,800

9389 9394
A YELLOW GROUND TREFOIL TRAY WITH FAMILLE ROSE A FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED DRAGON DISH
DECORATION 19th century
Republic period Its wide shallow well outlined and black and colored in various
Its upright edge painted on the exterior with iron red with bamboo enamels with a dragon striding downward amid clouds and flames,
branches exterior and a leiwen design in shades of blue enamel on enclosed within a band of prunus branches in bloom against a
the interior walls to frame the flat floor strewn with colorful flowers on dotted ground and opposing reserves of crabs and carp, the
the pale yellow enamel ground, the flat base left unglazed. reverse showing four peony and leaf clusters and the recessed base
10 3/4in (27.5cm) long centered with green enameled artemisia leaf mark.
9 1/2in (24cm) diameter
US$800 - 1,200
US$2,000 - 3,000
PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF LESTER KNOX LITTLE,
LATE INSPECTOR GENERAL, CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS
SERVICE, ACQUIRED IN CHINA PRIOR TO 1949

9390
A SMALL DOUCAI DECORATED JAR AND COVER
Jiajing mark, 19th century
Of compressed ovoid form, painted in shades of underglaze blue and
overglaze enamels with chrysanthemum medallions alternating with
flower head and leaf scroll clusters set between decorative bands
at the shoulder and above the foot, the recessed base bearing the
six-character mark inscribed in underglaze blue standard script within
a double ring, the flat lid decorated en suite. 3 3/4in (9.5cm) height
overall

US$2,000 - 3,000

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