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PROPERTY FROM THE R.H.R PALMER COLLECTION
A RARE WUCAI MEIPING AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE WUCAI MEIPING AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The meiping is painted with a continuous scene of numerous figures set in a luscious garden with a pavilion, depicting a story from the novel Romance of the Western Chamber. The cover is decorated with fruits, flowers, lingzhi and bamboo emerging next to rocks, and surmounted by a bud-form finial.
11 1/2 in. (29.3 cm.) high
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The meiping is painted with a continuous scene of numerous figures set in a luscious garden with a pavilion, depicting a story from the novel Romance of the Western Chamber. The cover is decorated with fruits, flowers, lingzhi and bamboo emerging next to rocks, and surmounted by a bud-form finial.
11 1/2 in. (29.3 cm.) high
Provenance
William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) Collection
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 6 May 1931, lot 170
John Sparks, London, May/June 1931, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 240
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 6 May 1931, lot 170
John Sparks, London, May/June 1931, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 240
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales