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A GROUP OF MONOCHROME-GLAZED A WHITE JADE BELT HOOK AND TWO A SANCAI STANDING FIGURE OF A
WATER POTS AND BRUSHWASHERS JADEITE VASES DIGNITARY
Late Qing Dynasty and later 19th century to 20th century Probably Tang Dynasty
Comprising: three small water pots with relief The belt hook with typical dragon-head The earthenware figure sculpted as a civil
moulded chilong, one with a crackled yellow terminal and confronting high relief chilong, official wearing long robes and a hat with a
glaze, apocryphal Chenghua four-character the reverse with a circular boss, the stone of moulded bird decoration, with wood stand
mark, two with robin’s egg-glazed, wood an even very pale celadon hue; each vase of and fitted box. 70cm (27 1/2in) high (3).
stand; two circular brush washers, one flattened form, with mythical beast mask and
peach-bloom glazed, apocryphal Kangxi six- loose ring handles, the pear-shaped vessel £1,000 - 1,500
character mark, the other turquoise-glazed; carved to each side with lotus blooms within CNY9,700 - 15,000
a peach-bloom glazed beehive-form water scrolling foliate stems, the baluster vase with HK$12,000 - 18,000
pot, wood stand; a peach-form brushwasher, low relief rope-twist decoration. 15.5cm (6
carved in relief to one end with fruiting stems, 1/8in) long (5). Provenance
wood stand. The peach-form washer: 14cm Purchased on 26 August 1982 from T.Y. King
(5.1/2in) long. (8). £1,000 - 1,500 & Sons Ltd. (receipt)
CNY9,700 - 15,000
£1,500 - 2,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY15,000 - 19,000
HK$18,000 - 24,000
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