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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
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