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917 A GILT-DECORATED CORAL-
GROUND BOWL
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE
PERIOD (1796-1820)
The bowl is decorated in gilt on the exterior with four medallions
enclosing the individual characters wan shou wu jiang (myriad ages
without end), separated by bats and a dense ground of foliate scrolls
with shou flowerheads and endless knot motifs, all reserved on a
coral-red ground. The interior is painted in iron red with a shou
medallion encircled by five bats (wufu).
4¡ in. (11.1 cm.) diam.
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE:
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4484.

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(base)
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Ϝ源
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紐約
編號

916 A SMALL DEHUA POMEGRANATE- 十Ӯ世紀 ǭ德化白釉貼花⒢榴式蓋壺
FORM TEAPOT AND COVER
17TH CENTURY Ϝ源
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The teapot is formed as a pomegranate resting on a star-shaped foot
simulating the calyx, with the straight spout opposite a branch- 年ջ至 年ջ初
後於家族流傳
form handle. The body is molded with leafy sprigs and the cover is 藍理捷
紐約
further molded with a leafy spray and surmounted by a twig-loop
finial. Both are covered on the exterior with a transparent glaze and
are fitted with 18th-century Continental silver mounts.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) wide
$3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Alexandre J. Argyropoulos (1894-1978), Greek
Ambassador to China, late 1940s-early 1950s, and thence by
descent within the family.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York.

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