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82 | BONHAMS A SMALL WUCAI BRUSHPOT
Chongzhen, circa 1640
The cylindrical vessel decorated in underglaze blue and red, yellow,
green and aubergine enamels with a scene of a pipa player seated in a
hill top pavilion admiring a bamboo grove.
9.2cm (3 5/8in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000
HK$9,400 - 14,000

Exhibited
S. Marchant & Son, Ming Porcelain for the Japanese Market, ko-
sometsuke and ko-akai, London 2008, no. 53 (label).

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A WUCAI JAR
17th century
The tapering cylindrical body enamelled with phoenix roundels and
ruyi-head motifs all reserved on a hexagonal cell-diaper pattern, the
neck and foot with stylised lappet borders. 30cm (11 3/4in) high

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY15,000 - 19,000
HK$18,000 - 24,000

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A DOUCAI ‘FLORAL’ BOTTLE VASE
18th century
The globular vase finely enamelled and painted with a dense scrolling
leafy meander with stylised flowers, the foot rim with a keyfret border.
32cm (12 1/2in) high

£2,500 - 3,500
CNY24,000 - 34,000
HK$29,000 - 41,000