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Villa Vitiano


           Provenance: Count Gregorio Calvi di Bergolo,
           Rome, prior to 2 October 1947, by repute
           Mr Moriani, Villa Vitiano, San Polo, Tuscany, Italy,
           by repute
           Raffaello Landini, Villa Vitiano, San Polo, Tuscany,
           Italy, circa 1950s, and thence by descent

           來源:
           據傳於1947年10月2日前由羅馬Gregorio Calvi di
           Bergolo伯爵收藏                                                  259
           據傳為意大利托斯卡尼Moriani先生舊藏
           約1950年代為意大利托斯卡尼Raffaello Landini先
           生收藏,並由後人保存迄今

           According to the owner the present lot amongst
           other Chinese works of art was sold to Raffaello
           Landini in the 1950s as part of Villa Vitiano and
           its furnishings, which previously belonged to Mr
           Moriani, who had acquired the Chinese art collection
           from Count Gregorio Calvi di Bergolo in 1947 as
           part of a Rome apartment and its furnishings.

           A photograph of the ‘Oriental Room’ in Villa Vitiano
           shows the vase in situ.

           260  Y
           A POLYCHROME ENAMEL ‘LUOHAN’
           RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
           Cyclically dated to Bingzi year, corresponding to
           1936 and of the period
           Vividly enamelled in tones of green, purple, yellow
           and brown, depicting five luohan sages dressed in
           variously coloured robes, squatting beside a stack
           of books, and a crouching dragon approaching a
           tripod incense burner, accompanied by three lines
           of cursive inscription and a seal, framed.
           53.9cm x 40.9cm (21 1/4in x 16 1/8in).

           £2,000 - 3,000
           CNY18,000 - 27,000

           丙子年(公元1936年) 彩釉羅漢圖瓷板
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