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A WESTERN HAN DYNASTY PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE 明末 黃花梨圈椅
FRAGMENT OF A ROOFTILE COLLECTION
FORMING AN INKSTONE AND A GOOD HUANGHUALI 來源
A HONGMU BOX AND COVER HORSESHOE-BACK 於1998年6月22日購自嘉木堂
THE INKSTONE WESTERN ARMCHAIR, QUANYI
HAN DYNASTY, THE BOX QING LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH
DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD CENTURY
the pottery roof tile end moulded with the curving toprail sloping down to
an auspicious four-character inscription the arms supported on serpentine
read as changle weiyang (eternal felicity side posts and terminating in a curved
[happiness] without end), recarved hook beyond the corner posts set with
as an inkstone in the form of a peach, shaped spandrels, the backsplat carved
within a hongmu box and cover in the with a ruyi-shaped panel enclosing
form of peach, the cover carved with a dragons, the back corner posts
leafy branch continuing below the rectangular frame,
(3) with mat seat, to the back legs joined
Height 19.8 cm, 7¾ in. by stretchers and a footrest with plain
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shaped apron
◉ £ 6,000-8,000 100.8 by 58.7 by 45.5 cm, 39⅝ by 23⅛
by 17½ in.
漢 瓦當 及 清道光紅木硯盒
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Grace Wu Bruce, 22nd
June 1998.
See catalogue note at sothebys.com
◉ W £ 70,000-90,000

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A LONGQUAN CELADON JAR,
GUAN
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH
CENTURY
boldly carved around the exterior with
a band of large lotus blooms above
a band of upright lappets around the
base, covered overall in an unctuous
celadon glaze save for the rim and foot
ring burnt orange in firing
Diameter 31 cm, 12¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Acquired from S. Marchant & Son, 24th
March 1965.
† £ 12,000-18,000
明十五/十六世紀
龍泉青釉纏枝蓮紋罐

來源
倫敦S Marchant & Son，1965年3月
301 24日

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