A 'famille-rose' vase,
Republican period
Estimate $5,000 – $7,000
the ovoid body painted with boys playing a game of hide and seek in a garden of fruiting trees and rocks below the narrow waisted mouth, the base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character mark of Hongxian
19.5 cm high
Provenance
Sotheby's Melbourne, 4 May 2010, lot 146
Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Harley YoungSpecialist Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Harley Young |
Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Philip A. GoreConsultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments Arts & Design |