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8079 A RU-TYPE GARLIC-MOUTH VASE
18th century
8080 With a bulbous body with a band of molded stiff lappets above the
60 | BONHAMS low spreading foot, the neck with a single rib flaring to the garlic-
mouth finely incised to suggest lotus petals, all covered in a pale
grayish-blue glaze.
16 1/4in (41.2cm) high
$8,000 - 12,000

十八世紀 汝窯釉蒜頭瓶

Compare an aubergine-glazed vase of related form but smaller,
from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome
Porcelain, Shenzhen, 1999, no. 166.

8079
A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Ming dynasty
The shallow bowl raised on three molded feet and punctuated on
the exterior with six applied bosses on a recessed band below the
rim, all covered with a rich warm green glaze only revealing the
biscuit on a raised circle on the underside and in the well of the
interior, wood stand.
7in (17.8cm) diameter
$3,000 - 5,000

明 龍泉窯青釉三足香爐

8080
A LARGE MING-STYLE FAHUA JAR, GUAN
18th/19th century
Heavily potted, the exterior molded with two pairs of phoenix divided
by luscious peony sprays and rockwork, above stiff lappets at the
foot and below ruyi-shaped cartouches and a band of lappets at the
shoulder, the neck with regularly-spaced cloud scrolls, all decorated
in turquoise, aubergine, green, yellow and white enamels against a
rich indigo ground.
14 1/2in (37cm) diameter
$8,000 - 12,000

十八或十九世紀 琺華鳳凰牡丹紋罐

The present lot is based on the popular Fahua vessels of the late
Ming period, themselves inspired by the cloisonné technique used
in metalwork. Late Ming Fahua vessels were made in a numerous
shapes and sizes, mostly heavily potted and with somewhat freely-
applied, uneven glazes: several guan examples from the Wanli
period are illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British
Museum, London, 2001, nos. 13:20 to 13:24. In contrast, the potting
of the present lot is slightly lighter and finer, and the glazes are brighter
and more consistently controlled, suggesting a Qing date. A closely
related jar, dated Ming dynasty, 16th century, accession number
17.1107, formerly in the collection of Denman Waldo Ross, is in the
collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.