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A RARE PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED BISCUIT-CARVED VASES
518 19th century
212 | BONHAMS Each vase formed as an archaistic hu vessel, with lug handles and
beast-mask handles at the neck and shoulders, each side with a
reserved oval panel containing a landscape finely carved in medium
relief, a smaller landscape panel at the neck, with a diaper ground
pattern, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to base, silver-wire inlaid wood
stands. Each: 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high (4).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 28,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000
Compare with a yellow-glazed biscuit carved vase with a Wang
Bingrong four-character mark, dated 19th century, sold at Christie’s
South Kensington 9 November 2007 lot 212.
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A CELADON-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC VASE, LEI
19th century
The body carved with bands of archaistic motifs including stiff-leaf
lappets and archaistic dragons, flanked with beast mask ring handles,
raised on a flaring foot. 33cm (13in) high
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 28,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000
