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A MINIATURE WUCAI SAUCER DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF WANLI
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 HKD
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Description
- porcelain
with shallow sides rising from a short foot to a flaring rim, painted to the central interior with a deep bowl supported on an iron-red stand, laden with melon, peaches, turnips, lotus roots, grapes and flowers, the well encircled by four fruiting and flowering peach sprays repeated on the exterior, inscribed to the base with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
Provenance
Collection of A.W. Bahr (1877-1959).
Collection of Miss Edna Helen Bahr, until 1965.
Sotheby's London, 1st November 1965, lot 87 (£180).
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1965 (£180).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1965 (£220).
Collection of Miss Edna Helen Bahr, until 1965.
Sotheby's London, 1st November 1965, lot 87 (£180).
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1965 (£180).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1965 (£220).
Condition
The dish is in very good condition with a minor glaze pull to the interior of the foot and a minute burst air bubble/pinhole on the exterior under the rim.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A slightly larger dish of this type, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 51; another from the Holger Lauritzen collection and now in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World’s Great Collections, vol. 8, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 250; and a third from the collection of B.C. Tattenhall, was sold in our London rooms, 12th December 1989, lot 421.