• Collected in America: Chinese  auction at Christies

    Sale 13753

    Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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    15 September 2016

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    • A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-P
    • A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-P
    • A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-P
    • A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-P
    Lot 928

    A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-PINK-ENAMELED BOWL

    YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

    Price realised

    USD 677,000

    Estimate

    USD 60,000 - USD 80,000

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    A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-PINK-ENAMELED BOWL
    YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
    The bowl has rounded sides rising to the slightly everted rim, and the interior is anhua-decorated with dragons leaping amidst flames, while the exterior is covered with a finely mottled enamel of ruby-pink tone.
    3 5/8 in. (9.5 cm.) diam.

    Provenance

    Mary Clark Thompson (1835-1923) Collection.
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1923.

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