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A PAIR OF PAINTED ENAMEL ‘ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN A PAIR OF PAINTED ENAMEL ‘FLORAL’ DISHES
CHAMBER’ DISHES Qianlong
18th century Each finely enamelled with a foliate spray with butterflies and bats,
Each finely enamelled to the interior with a narrative scene from the surrounded with similarly embellished cartouches reserved on a diaper
Yuan Dynasty drama featuring Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng, the ground, the exterior with bats and lotus, the base with blue phoenix
exterior with floral sprays, the base with an elaborate floral bouquet. and bats, carved wood stands.
Each: 15.8cm (6 1/4in) diam. (2). 21.5cm (8 1/2in) diam. (4).
£4,000 - 6,000 £2,000 - 3,000
CNY34,000 - 52,000 HK$40,000 - 60,000 CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000
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