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AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE 明成化 青花獅子戲球紋大盌
BLUE AND WHITE ‘LION’ BOWL 《大明宣德年製》仿款
MING DYNASTY, CHENGHUA
PERIOD 來源：
倫敦佳士得2004年11月12日，編號224
superbly potted with deep rounded sides rising
from a straight foot to a flared rim, the exterior
painted in bold cobalt-blue tones depicting
lions frolicking amid the babao playfully chasing
beribboned brocade balls, the mythical felines
detailed with long-haired manes, bushy tails
and powerful limbs, all above overlapping lotus
lappets, the interior similarly decorated with a
central medallion enclosing two lions romping
around a beribboned ball, all divided by double
line borders, covered overall with an unctuous
glaze, the base inscribed with an apocryphal
Xuande mark within a double circle
20.6 cm, 8⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 12th November 2004, lot 224.
HK$ 3,000,000-5,000,000
US$ 387,000-645,000
Mark
70 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
