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(US$9,000-13,000)
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A PAIR OF RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' CUPS
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each with steep rounded sides, painted around the exterior with a pair of ascending dragons dividing a pair of diving phoenixes (hairlines) 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam., box (2)
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each with steep rounded sides, painted around the exterior with a pair of ascending dragons dividing a pair of diving phoenixes (hairlines) 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam., box (2)
Literature
The Tsui Museum of Art, Chinese Ceramics, vol. IV, pl. 52.