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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS lot 3 (mark)
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A ‘BIRD AND WISTERIA’ GARLIC-MOUTH VASE A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘BOYS’ CYLINDRICAL JAR AND COVER
Signed Bi Botao (1886-1961), Republic period Lin Zhi Cheng Xiang mark, Republic period
The ovoid body rising to a tall waisted neck with a garlic-shaped The cylindrical jar supported on a straight foot and surmounted by
mouth, the exterior attractively enameled with a bird in flight and a domed cover, the sides painted in bright enamels with five boys
another bird perched on a blossoming wisteria vine, the shoulder playing in a garden surrounded by bats and rockwork, the base
inscribed with a poem signed Bi Botao. bearing the iron-red four-character mark within a double square, the
cover painted with a peach branch, finger citrons, and pomegranates
10in (25.4cm) high all below a peach branch finial.
$1,500 - 2,500 6in (15.2cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
Compare a similar pair of covered jars sold in our San Francisco
rooms, 10 December 2015, lot 8181.
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