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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS PROPERTY FROM THE ISRAEL JOHNSON BAHAMAS
COLLECTION
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A PEACHBLOOM GLAZED WATER COUPE, TAIBOZUN 553
Qianlong mark, late Qing/Republic period
Of taller than the standard domical shape and potted with a slightly A YELLOW GLAZED SLIP DECORATED PORCELAIN STICK
indented horizontal luting line or firing flaw encircling the waist, the NECK VASE
underside bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue centering Mid to late 20th century
the unglazed base displaying a slightly bluish tinge. The globular body tapering into a cylindrical neck and covered by a
4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter delicate slip-decorated tableau of quail amid bamboo and plants on
a pale yellow glaze, the base with makers’ mark reading Zhongguo
$1,200 - 1,800 Jingdezhen zhi in underglaze blue.
11in (28cm) high
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AN INCISED AUBERGINE GLAZED DRAGON DISH $1,200 - 1,800
Guangxu mark and period
Incised to the exterior walls to depict two dragons flying above
waves, all surfaces covered in the matte glaze including the underside Provenance
inscribed with the six-character mark in standard script. Property from the Israel Johnson Bahamas Collection
6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter
Zhongguo Jingdezhen Zhi marks started to appear on porcelains soon
$2,000 - 3,000 after the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, often on works of
high quality. See the exquisite eggshell porcelain example signed by
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ADA LUM (1908-1988) Yu Wenxiang offered as lot 603 in sale 18981 in our London rooms 10
November 2011 with Zhongguo Jingdezhen zhi in iron red, or the blue
552 and white bowl in the style of Wang Bu with a Jingdezhen zhi mark
A PAIR OF CARVED WHITE BISCUIT DRAGON BOXES offered in our former San Francisco rooms as lot 8162 in sale 23486
Republic Period
Each domed-shape cover carved with two dragons contesting a 19 December 2016.
flaming jewels in a network of cloud scrolls, the waves forming the
base of each box, a Qianlong seal mark in a square reserve under the
foot rim.
2 7/8in (7.4cm) diam
$2,000 - 3,000

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