19th Century Circular Ink-Paste Boxes with Decorations

Two circular ink-paste boxes, 19th century one decorated with…
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Two circular ink-paste boxes, 19th century one decorated with three figures under a pine tree in un-fired cobalt, the other of chrysanthemum and iris in carved high-relief, 9.6 cm diam., 11.2 cm diam. (2). Provenance: Collection of Ross Gordon, Brisbane, until 2002 Sothebys', Melbourne, 2002 (by repute). Compare a similarly decorated unglazed brush pot dated to the Daoguang period and attributed to Li Yucheng, known for his unglazed works of high technical and artistic standard, see Tony Miller and Humphrey Hui, Elegance in Relief: Carved Porcelain from Jingdezhen of the 19th to Early 20th Centuries, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 144-145.

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