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A CHINESE PAIR OF IRON-RED OVERGLAZED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'FIVE BATS' BOWLS, SPURIOUS QIANLONG MARKS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
each rising from a short foot, and covered to the exterior with five bats - wufu, representing the five-blessings, in iron-red, swooping amongst meandering underglaze blue clouds, with six-character Qianlong mark to base; with box, 5cm high, 11.5cm diameter
Reference: a similar example can be found in "Qing Dynasty porcelain Shangjian" Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Hong Kong, 1994, p287, fig.383
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Lot 77
each rising from a short foot, and covered to the exterior with five bats - wufu, representing the five-blessings, in iron-red, swooping amongst meandering underglaze blue clouds, with six-character Qianlong mark to base; with box, 5cm high, 11.5cm diameter
Reference: a similar example can be found in "Qing Dynasty porcelain Shangjian" Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Hong Kong, 1994, p287, fig.383
Estimate $500 - $700
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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