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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ A BLUE AND WHITE EWER
VASE BALUSTER VASE Chongzhen
Chongzhen Probably 17th century The pear-shaped vessel finely painted to the
The vase of ‘rolwagen’ form, painted with a The body finely painted with prancing body with two pairs of scholars at leisure,
lone monk holding a straw brush and saluting dragons above a scrolling lotus flower band, one group picking herbs, the other reading
in a terraced garden, with incised bands at with a ruyi-head band at the shoulder below poetry, below floral bands and typical tulip
the foot and shoulder, the small waisted neck lappets at the neck, with further incised motifs, flanked with an s-shaped spout and
with a lappet border. 20.5cm (8in) high diaper bands. loop handle. 19cm (7 1/2in) high
17cm (6 3/4in) high
£1,200 - 1,500 £1,500 - 2,000
HK$12,000 - 16,000 £1,000 - 1,500 HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY11,000 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 16,000 CNY13,000 - 18,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
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A LARGE ‘SWATOW’ BLUE AND WHITE
CHARGER
16th/17th century
Painted to the centre with a Bird of
Paradise amongst flowering peony, within
border panels of blossoming prunus and
chrysanthemums, on a geometric pattern
ground.
47cm (18.1/2in) diam.
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000

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