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A SET OF TWELVE BLUE AND WHITE CUPS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 HKD
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Description
- 9 cm, 3 1/2 in.
each painted in underglaze-blue with flower vases each holding a blooming spray
Provenance
Collection of Hosokawa Morisada (1912-2005), Tokyo.
Exhibited
Hosokawa Morisada Collection ten II – Shinno jiki, Persia no touki [Morisada Hosokawa Collection exhibition II – Qing porcelains and Persian ceramics], Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Kumamoto, 1993, cat. no. 5.
Literature
Hosokawa Morisada, Mokumei goshiki: Shinchō jiki [Bewildering colours: Qing dynasty porcelains], Tokyo, 1992, pl. 52.
Condition
1st: approx. 1 cm shallow flake chip to the inner foot ring. 3rd: a minute flake and approx. 0.5 cm hairline to the rim of the cover. 5th: a minute nick to the rim of the cover and a minute glaze flake to the rim of the cup. 6th: an approx. 3 cm hairline to the rim of the cup and a minor firing line to the unglazed rim of the cover. 10th: a minute nick to the rim of the cup and two approx. 0.9 cm tiny firing lines under the glaze to the rim of the cover. 11th: two minor flakes to the rim of the cover, the larger approx. 0.4 x 0.4 cm.
"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."