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    Sale 1264

    FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

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    18 September 2003

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    • A BURMESE GREEN AND WHITE-GLAZ
    Lot 267

    A BURMESE GREEN AND WHITE-GLAZED BOWL

    15TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 3,585

    Estimate

    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    A BURMESE GREEN AND WHITE-GLAZED BOWL
    15th century
    With deep rounded sides rising from a tapering ribbed foot, the interior decorated with a flowerhead below foliate and scalloped bands, the exterior with a band of wavy vertical lines below a petal band, all in bright green on a white-glazed ground
    6½in. (16.5cm.) diam.

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    Lot Essay

    A number of these striking green-decorated wares, primarily shallow dishes, but all painted with different designs including birds, floral medallions and scrolling foliage, are illustrated by R. Brown, The Ceramics of Southeast Asia, Their Dating and Authentication, Oxford, 1988, pls. XLVIII a-c and XLIX a-d.

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