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A CIZHOU FIGURAL GROUP A MASSIVE HENAN BLACK-GLAZED JAR TWO FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT MODELS
Ming dynasty 19th century OF A LUOHAN AND LI TAIBO
The central seated scholar wearing long robes The heavily potted jar of a baluster shape, 19th century
and holding a scroll, flanked by two female with faceted shoulder and ribbed lower body, The first figure seated on a rocky plinth,
attendants wearing leaf-trimmed garments, covered in a thick iron-rich black glaze. 46cm wearing long robes and grasping a staff
with a caparisoned horse behind, all raised on (18 1/8in) high between hands in mudra, the face contorted
a plinth. 29cm (11 3/8in) high into a grimace; the second figure formed as
£2,000 - 3,000 a water pot with the drunken poet wearing
£2,500 - 4,000 CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000 scholars garments and holding a wine pot.
CNY22,000 - 34,000 HK$25,000 - 40,000 The largest: 21.5cm (8 1/2in) high (2).

Provenance £1,000 - 1,500
Richard F. Flint, Newhaven (label) CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAKPORSELEIN’
DISH
17th century
The central panel painted with a flower basket
raised on a rootwood stand, the flaring rim
with alternating lappets enclosing sunflowers
and Daoist attributes. 37.5cm (14 3/4in) diam.

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

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