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A PAIR OF FAMILLE-VERTE 'MONTH' CUPS TONGZHI MARKS AND PERIOD
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- ceramic
each with steep rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, both painted on one side in underglaze-blue and overglaze enamels with a scholar and his servant walking in a landscape, flowering trees in the foreground and cloud-enveloped hills in the distance, the reverse inscribed with a couplet, ending with a single-character seal mark, shang, six-character mark in underglaze blue (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th November 1982, lot 758.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd November 1998, lot 325.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd November 1998, lot 325.
Condition
Both with a few small burst bubbles at the rim, one with burst bubbles to the base, the other with a small glaze gap to the base. Otherwise in overall good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.