A set of five late Ming blue and white saucers , WANLI | Christie's

Sale 2660

CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

Amsterdam

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3 May 2005

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Lot 10

A set of five late Ming blue and white saucers

WANLI

Price realised

EUR 2,400

Estimate

EUR 1,000 - EUR 1,500

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A set of five late Ming blue and white saucers
Wanli
Each painted with a frog seated on a grassy field beside a willow tree, the deep well and everted rim with a border of ruyi, flower stems and pointed leaves, small rim cracks, chip and minor frittings
14.1 cm. diam. (5)
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