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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GEORGE C.C. HO
A PAIR OF WHITE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’
PLAQUES
LATE QING DYNASTY
each rectangular plaque with relief decoration of
nine dragons writhing amidst ames and scrolled
clouds surrounding a central ‘Flaming Pearl,’ each
dragon with eyes accentuated in underglaze blue (2)
Height 16¾ in., 42.5 cm; Width 22¼ in., 56.5 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
㶭㛓ġġġ䘥慱晽䒟ḅ漵㇚䎈䲳䒟㜧ᶨ⮵
898
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A FAMILLE ROSE ‘BIRD AND
POMEGRANATE’ PLAQUE
ATTRIBUTED TO CHENG YITING,
REPUBLIC PERIOD
of rectangular form, painted with two birds perched
on a leafy branch bearing pomegranate bursting
with seeds, with a pair of bees in ight above
Height 15½ in., 39.4 cm; Width 10¼ in., 26 cm
PROVENANCE
Peter Wain, London, 2002.
Sotheby’s London, 5th November 2014, lot 302.
$ 4,000-6,000
㮹⚳炷⁛炸䦳シṕ炷1895-1948炸
䰱⼑䐆沍䞛㥜⚾䒟㜧
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