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Lot 101:
Description
This lot includes two Chinese porcelain vases of differing styles and periods. The first is a crackle-glaze porcelain vase decorated in famille verte enamels. The body depicts a martial scene with figures on horseback and a warrior on foot brandishing a sword, set against a cream-colored ge-type crackle glaze. It features dark iron-washed, unglazed bands around the rim and foot, and applied molded bronzed chilong motifs on the shoulders and neck. The base contains a recessed, dark-washed square with four incised Chinese characters. The mark is transcribed as Cheng Hua Nian Zhi, an apocryphal mark of the Chenghua reign, characteristic of late 19th-century to early 20th-century Nankin crackle-ware. The second item is a porcelain vase with a turquoise-blue ground decorated in famille rose enamels. It features quatrefoil cartouches against a pink ground, each containing a phoenix and peony blossoms, surrounded by scattered floral sprays on the turquoise field. The vase includes applied pink dragons on the shoulders and molded handles on the neck, with a ruyi-head border at the rim and a lappet border at the base. The base bears a red stamped seal mark transcribed as Zhong Guo Zhi Zao, which translates to Made in China, identifying it as a 20th-century export piece.
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