Sale 3767
New York
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17 - 18 September 2015
Price realised
USD 8,125
Estimate
A BLUE AND WHITE BOWL KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735) The sides are decorated in shades of blue with ladies in a garden engaging in leisurely pursuits, and the interior with the 'Three Friends of Winter' (bamboo, prunus and pine). The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Xuande mark. 7 ½ in. (20.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
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