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AN ENAMELLED ‘EROTIC-SUBJECT’
VASE
Qianlong four-character mark, 20th century
The cylindrical vase with a waisted neck and
flaring mouth rim, the exterior with two lovers
embracing on a swing; together with another
lantern vase with a scene from Romance of
the Three Kingdoms, apocryphal Qianlong
four-character mark.
26cm (10 1/4in) high (2).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

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A CELADON-GLAZED ‘LOTUS’ STEM
379 DISH AND A GRISAILLE BALUSTER VASE
TWO ENAMELLED VASES AND A WHITE- The first attributed to Wang Zhaoming,
GLAZED FIGURE OF CHAIRMAN MAO Shuang zhao lou zhi four-character mark,
Cultural Revolution Period Republic period; the second signed Jiang
The first tall, thin vase of eggshell form, Yusan
enamelled with a worker family, Jingdezhen The tazza with incised lotus decoration,
seal mark; the second larger baluster vase all covered in a subtle pale celadon glaze;
with children supporting an auspicious peach together with a small baluster vase boldly
above the Forbidden City, Jingdezhen seal enamelled with a praying mantis upon a
mark; the figure of Mao Zedong standing peony branch.
upright in Communist garments with his The largest: 14cm (5 1/2in) high (2).
hands on his hips. £800 - 1,200
The largest: 42cm (16 1/2in) high (3). CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

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