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8139 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
8139
A LARGE POLYCHROME GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWL
Late Ming dynasty, 17th century
Thickly molded with a lobed rim on the deep curving well and painted
on the interior with phoenixes in flight amid composite flowers and
leafy tendrils along the walls and floor, the reverse featuring beauties
and children at play, all in iron red and shades of green on the white
glazed ground that continues on the recessed base inscribed Chen
Wenxian zao (made by Chen Wenxian).
15 1/2in (39.4cm) diameter
US$6,000 - 8,000
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
8140
A COBALT GLAZED MEIPING
18th century
Of baluster form, rising from a slightly flared foot to a high rounded
shoulder, surmounted by a waisted neck and rounded mouth rim, the
cobalt wash on the exterior walls stopping below the rim and applied
beneath a colorless glaze that continues onto the interior, the foot pad
and recessed base left unglazed.
9 1/8in (23.2cm) high
US$3,500 - 4,500
8140
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