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Oriental Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 25 036
About this Item
A Chinese blue and white covered betel box, Jingdezhen, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1620
oblong with indented corners, the cover decorated with four ducks amongst millet, enclosed by foliate panels and diaper border, the base with two compartments, the exterior painted with panels of stylised irises, chips, hairline crack, 12,5cm wide
Provenance
Purchased from Anita Gray of GRAYS, 58 Davies Street, London, W1, 12 August 1982.
The Jerling Collection of Blue & White 'Kraak' Porcelain.
Literature
cf. Rinaldi, M (1989) Kraak Porcelain, A Moment in the History of Trade, Bamboo Publishing Ltd, London, where a similar example is illustrated in colour on page 188, pl. 246.
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