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LOT 2189
Large Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Box with Dragons
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 in. (1.87 kg total, 33 cm wide).
Ellipsoid in plan with shallow lid and pierced inner plate to the body; low-relief floral motifs reserved on a pounced field; bearing a 6-character mark of the Ming Emperor Hongzhi (1487-1505).
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Christie’s, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 11th July 1996, London, 1996, lot.416, for a similar box of Song Dynasty.
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LOT 2189
Large Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Box with Dragons
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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