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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HENRIETTE AND PAUL G. ECKER
999
94 SOTHEBY’S TWO COPPER RED GLAZE VESSELS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the rst a globular bottle vase, the other a small beehive-form water
pot; together with a Japanese small blue-glazed hexagonal jar with
a cylindrical cover (4)
Height of tallest 10 in., 25.4 cm

PROVENANCE
The red vase and waterpot:
Acquired by 1986, and thence by descent.
The blue jar:
Warren E. Cox, New York.
Acquired from Frank Caro Co., New York, 1980, and thence by
descent.

$ 4,000-6,000

㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䲭慱䒟ℑẞ

⍲ġ㖍㛔ġ啵慱⮷ℕ㕡仸

998

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD LEHMAN GRAY

A ‘DEHUA’ FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

seated on a rockwork throne cradling a child, anked by a vase and
book, the base with two acolytes centered by a writhing dragon;
together with a 19th/20th century gure of Budai with impressed
double gourd mark reading He Chaochun (2)
Height of taller 8⅜ in., 21.3 cm

$ 2,000-3,000

㶭⹟䅁ġġġ⽟⊾䘥慱復⫸奨枛⛸⁷

⍲ġ⋩ḅġİġḴ⋩ᶾ䲨ġⶫ堳␴⯂䩳⁷

999

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD LEHMAN GRAY

A ‘DEHUA’ FIGURE OF TUDI GONG
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

seated on a throne, wearing a tall scholar’s hat and voluminous
robes belted with a long sash tied in front extending to the feet, the
bearded face with contemplative expression
Height 6½ in., 16.5 cm

EXHIBITED
Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery,
New York, 2002, cat. no. 48.
A similar example was sold in these rooms 8th May 1980, lot 211.

$ 2,500-3,500

㶭⹟䅁ġġġ⽟⊾䘥慱⛇⛘℔⛸⁷