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A RARE WUCAI ‘WINGED DRAGON’ EWER

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

Each side is painted with a dragon reaching for a flaming pearl
amidst flames and ruyi-shaped clouds.
5 æ in. (14.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000

PROVENANCE

A Japanese private collection, acquired from Hirano Kotoken,
Osaka, in the 1960s-70s

LITERATURE

Koyama Fujio et al., Sekai Toji Zenshu (Ceramic Art of the
World), vol. 14, Tokyo, 1982-83, pl. 235

明十六世紀 五彩應龍紋執壺

來源
日本私人珍藏，1960 至 70 年代購於平野古陶軒

著錄
小山富士夫，《世界陶磁全集》，第 14 冊，東京，1982 至
1983 年，圖版 235 號

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A PAIR OF WUCAI ‘QILIN’ DISHES 明萬曆 五彩麒麟盤一對 雙圈六字楷書款

WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF 來源
THE PERIOD (1573-1620) 日本私人珍藏，入藏於二十世紀初

Each is decorated on the interior with a prancing qilin supporting a 比較出光美術館另外兩組相關館藏，著錄於《中國の陶磁》，東京，
1989 年，圖版 757 及 760 號；另見相關一例於佳士得紐約拍賣，1998 年
lantern with hanging banners on its back. 9 月 16 日，拍品 361 號。

4 º in. (10.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box (2)

HK$300,000-400,000 US$39,000-52,000

PROVENANCE

A Japanese private collection, acquired in the early 20th century

Compare with two other sets in the Idemitsu Collection, one with
figures in a landscape, the other with dragon and phoenix decoration
illustrated in Chugoku no Tojii (Chinese Ceramics), Tokyo, 1989, nos.
757 and 760; also see another related example sold at Christie’s New
York, 16 September 1998, lot 361.

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