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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BIRD AND 190
FLOWERS’ JAR
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
The baluster body finely painted with a
long-tailed bird perched upon rockwork
amongst sprays of peony and bamboo, the
shoulder with further floral sprigs and a lappet
border; together with a ‘klapmuts’ dish with
scholars amongst a rocky landscape and a
‘kraakporselein’ bowl with flying horses.
The jar: 22cm (6 5/8in) high (3).

£1,200 - 1,500
CNY10,000 - 13,000 HK$12,000 - 15,000

Provenance
The jar: purchased from C. A. Grey, London,
16 July 1986.
The horses bowl: purchased from Mary Wise,
London, 15 March 1967.
The dish: purchased from Christies, London,
25 September 1986.

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A BLUE AND WHITE WINE POT AND A
ZHANGZHOU SLIP-DECORATED WINE
POT
Late Ming Dynasty
The first with a subtly lobed body, with an
overhead handle and S-shaped spout, the
domed lid with a branch finial, boldly painted
with alternating panels of floral designs and
figural scenes; the second of similar form, but
blue-glazed and decorated with floral sprigs.
Each approx. 19cm (7 1/2in) high (4).

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

Provenance
The first: purchased from Hopkins, Oxford, in
the early 1950s, by repute.
The second: purchased from Newton,
Grosvenor House Fair, on 13 June 1975.

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAK’
DISH
Early 17th century
The well boldly painted with scholars standing
conversing in a landscape, the flaring rim with
panels of fruiting branches and floral sprays.
47cm (19in) diam

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

Provenance
With Marchant and Sons ltd.

For a related example, see M. Rinaldi, Kraak
Porcelain, 1989, pl. 87 p. 99 where she notes
that a similar example was excavated from the
tomb of Prince Zhu Yiyin who died in 1603.
Other related examples are in the collection of
the Topkapi Seray and in the Ardebil Shrine

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