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Powder blue and iron red punch bowl

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浅蓝色和红色铁制打孔碗。 中国陶瓷。 Most generally if not always, I never let crackled pieces enter my collection. But today I did. I was just blessed by the emotion released by this ancient powder blue and iron red bowl. It has gone through the years within one single...

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Xiao Wen - Painting on silk

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Painting from Xiao Wen. Painting on silk. China. Probably early XXth century as the legend painted had been censored during the Qing dynasty. After 1911 Revolution then. The woman painted is Wang Xifeng a character from the novel " the Dream of the Red...

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Ge-type quadrangular vase

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Superb ge-type crackled quadrangular vase. Perfect proportions. Presumably XIXth century Carved mark on the base China. 23 cm height. Private collection.

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