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VARIOUS OWNERS
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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS AND
FISH’ BOWL
Chenghua/Hongzhi
With deep rounded sides rising to a gently
everted rim, the exterior boldly painted
in shades of cobalt blue with six large
blossoming lotus amidst an undulating
meander, the interior with four fish separated
by floral sprigs above foaming and crashing
waves, the well with a swimming carp amidst
billowing clouds.
21.6cm (8 1/2in) diam.
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£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 28 November 1972, lot
167
An English private collection, and thence by
descent

Compare with a dish decorated with a similar
design, mid Chenghua period, illustrated in
A Legacy of Chenghua: Imperial Porcelain
of the Chenghua Reign Excavated from
Zhushan, Jingdezhen, Hong Kong, 1993,
pp.150-151, no.B31.

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE
RETICULATED CUPS
Wanli
Each cup potted with five roundels painted
with landscape scenes reserved on a
19 reticulated cash diaper ground, with a lotus
lappet border at the short foot rim and a
foliate band at the everted mouth rim.
Each: 9cm (3 1/2in) diam. (2).

£1,200 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 15,000
CNY11,000 - 13,000

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE
RETICULATED CUPS
Wanli
Each cup potted with five roundels painted
with landscape scenes reserved on an
openwork cash diaper ground, with a lotus
lappet border at the short foot rim and a
foliate band at the everted mouth rim.
Each: 9cm (3 1/2in) diam. (2).

£1,200 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 15,000
CNY11,000 - 13,000
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14 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.