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35  PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION   36  PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
 A WHITE-GLAZED LEAF-FORM WASHER,
                     A SMALL AND INSCRIBED BLANC-DE-CHINE EWER AND COVER,
 QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY  17TH CENTURY


 清十七世紀   白釉荷葉式洗      十七世紀   德化白釉柿子式「有酒風清」蓋壺

 naturalistically modelled in the form of a furled lotus leaf borne on a long stem and detailed with incised petals on the   potted in the form of a fruit, with a gently lobed globular body resting on a star-shaped foot, representing the fruit's
 interior, the stem split into two slender stalks, one curling over the rim towards the centre and the other branching out   sepals, one side incised with four characters in running script reading you jiu feng qing ('with wine and breeze'), set
 beneath and across the base issuing a lotus bud, covered overall with a smooth and even white glaze  opposite the spout with a handle modelled in the form of a gnarled leafy branch, the branch extending across the
                     cover and forming the knob, covered overall with a transparent white glaze
 11.5 cm
                     w. 13.5 cm
 PROVENANCE  來源:
 Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late   1960年代末購自仇焱之(1910-80年)  PROVENANCE  來源:
 1960s.              Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late   1960年代末購自仇焱之(1910-80年)
                     1960s.
 HK$ 10,000-15,000
 US$ 1,300-1,950     HK$ 20,000-30,000
                     US$ 2,600-3,850












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