Lot 192
The shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior decorated in grisaille with two bees above flowering peony, with an inscription in iron red, Dayazhai and a seal, Tiandi yijia chun (Springtime in Heaven and Earth, One Family), all reserved on the yellow enamel ground, the exterior painted with enamels on a white ground with stylized scrolling lotus, the base with the iron-red four-character mark, Long qing chang chun ('Eternal Prosperity and Enduring Spring'). 26cm diameter, with fitted silk box
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
In excellent condition with minor wear to the enamel consistent with age
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Purchased: Connor Galleries, in October 1999
Ronald Longsdorf, Dayazhai Ware: Porcelain of the Empress Dowager, Orientations, March 1992, pp45-56.
For very similar, see Sotheby's, London, 9 November 2016, Lot 159; Christie's, Hong Kong, 3 December 2008, Lot 2210
EVENING AUCTION: The Decorative Arts Collection of James Fairfax AC
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8201
6:30pm - 31 August 2017
The National Art School, Sydney
VIEWING
Viewing Location
Leonard Joel, 39 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2010
Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30 August, 11am-6pm
Thursday 31 August, by appointment only
CONTACT
Tim Nicol
timothy.nicol@leonardjoel.com.au
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