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A LARGE DAYAZHAI YELLOW-GROUND GRISAILLE-
DECORATED JARDINIÈRE

GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
The sides are decorated in grisaille enamels on a yellow ground with fowering
and leafy peony branches beside a dayazhai mark in an oval cartouche
encircled by two dragons contesting a pearl above crashing waves, below
bands of key fret and fower scrolls. The fattened rim is decorated with bats
and interlocking cash alternating with shou characters and the base is drilled
for drainage.
14¬ in. (37.2 cm.) diam., cloth box

$15,000-18,000

清光緒 黃地墨彩牡丹紋花盆 礬紅《大雅齋》楷書款

(another view)

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