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A CHINESE IMARI APOTHECARY Benjamin F. Edwards Collection of Chinese A LARGE CHINESE IMARI PUNCH BOWL
BOTTLE AND A PAIR OF SPRINKLERS Art, 22 January 2002, lots 10 and 32 18th century
Kangxi and circa 1725 respectively. Boldly painted and enamelled with large-
The first decorated with large-headed, stylised The bottle, B. F. Edwards collection, no. 1887 headed camellias blossoming on a fenced
scrolling peonies under floral decorative (label). terrace, the interior with a further central
patterns at the neck, the pair with blossoming camellia and a decorative border at the rim.
prunus branches on the pear-shaped bodies A European form used for liquid medicines 41cm (16 1/8in) diam.
under the lappet bands at the necks. and made in both Japan and China, most
The bottle: 24cm (9 1/2in) high (3). often in the 17th century, apothecary bottles £2,000 - 3,000
were sometimes inscribed with the names CNY18,000 - 26,000
£2,000 - 3,000 of potential contents or of an owner. D.S. HK$19,000 - 29,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000 Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p.
HK$19,000 - 29,000 204 points out that the “double rings enabled Provenance: Christie’s, New York, The
a skin or parchment strip to be tied with a Benjamin F. Edwards III collection of Chinese
thong over the mouth which could then be porcelain, 22 January 2002, lot 33.
sealed with wax”. B.F. Edwards Collection, no 2248 (label).

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