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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE AND AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FOUR ARTS’
IMITATION-BRONZE BOTTLE VASE CELADON-GROUND BALUSTER VASE BALUSTER VASE
19th century 18th/19th century 19th century
The globular body painted with a narrative The tall body moulded and painted with a Finely painted in the Kangxi-style with court
scene with generals arranged around a table large phoenix perched on rockwork amongst ladies in an interior scene engaging in the
and watching warriors playing the arrow blossoming peony, the waisted neck flanked Four Scholarly Arts of playing the zither,
vase game, the tall foot, shoulder and beast- with Buddhist lion-form handles below a qin, composing poetry, competing in chess,
mask handles slip covered to imitate bronze dish-shaped mouth rim. 63cm (24 3/4in) high weiqi, and appreciating visual art. 47cm (18
fittings, reserved on an alternating grey and 1/2in) high
ochre glaze. £800 - 1,200
66.5cm (26 1/8in) high HK$8,300 - 12,000 £600 - 800
CNY7,100 - 11,000 HK$6,200 - 8,300
£800 - 1,200 CNY5,300 - 7,100
HK$8,300 - 12,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘AWARD’ BOTTLE
VASE AND A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND
PHOENIX’ BOWL
Mid-19th century
The vase of shang ping form, decorated with
scrolling lotus and lappets, the base ground
down; the bowl enamelled to the exterior
with confronting five-clawed dragons and
phoenix in flight amongst flaming pearls and
below a lotus and ruyi-head border, base
ground down.
The bottle vase: 39.5cm (15 1/2in) high (2).

£800 - 1,200
HK$8,300 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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