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8189 PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
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118 | BONHAMS A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED COVERED JAR
Jiaqing mark
Of ovoid form with a slightly inverted circular foot, painted around the
sides in pleasant enamels depicting a group of svelte beauties in fancy
costumes at a landscaped terrace with blooming flowers, enjoying a
lavish and cultured gathering, one group playing musical instruments
around a graceful dancer in front of a moon gate, the other three
figures standing in front of rocks, one holding a fan and flowers, the
others holding a qin and a stack of books respectively, the sloping
shoulder of the vase painted with lotuses and leaf scrolls surrounding
a straight neck fitted with a knobbed cover decorated with additional
scrolling flowers, some details richly gilt, the underside centered with
the six-character mark in seal script painted in iron red.
5 1/2in (14cm) high
US$20,000 - 30,000
Provenance
Bonhams, San Francisco, sale 21772, 24 June 2014, lot 8316
8190
TWO SQUARE-SECTIONED CENSERS AND COVERS WITH
FAMILLE VERTE ENAMEL DECORATION
Republic period
Each similarly constructed with a wanzi diaper pattern cut either
diagonally or horizontally into the domed cover and upper walls of the
censer, large or small-scale dragon panels above the flat base raised
on curving legs issuing from animal heads, the pale yellow and other
brightly colored enamels applied to the biscuit, the interior surfaces
and base left unglazed.
10 1/2in (26.7cm) high
US$4,000 - 6,000