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PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE                      PROVENANCE
COLLECTOR                                            Collection of Donald L. Ballantyne (1895-1974),
                                                     acquired in Asia prior to 1942, and thence by
A RARE CARVED PALE                                   descent.
TURQUOISE-ENAMELED ‘KUILONG’
BOWL                                                 $ 50,000-70,000
YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD

well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a    Donald L Ballantyne 1895 1974
slightly tapered foot to a ared rim, nely carved     1942
around the exterior with an archaistic bronze
design of two highly stylized dragons in shallow
relief on a ground of incised leiwen, below a plain
band and a keyfret border at the rim, all above a
double llet encircling the foot, covered with an
attractive opaque turquoise enamel, the interior
and base reserved in white, six-character mark in
underglaze blue
Diameter 6 in., 15.2 cm

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