A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE `KORANIC-VERSE` QUATREFOIL BOX AND COVER

Lot 2858
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 1 800 000
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Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763508
Lot 2858 | A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'KORANIC-VERSE' QUATREFOIL BOX AND COVER
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HKD 1 800 000 – 2 500 000
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'KORANIC-VERSE' QUATREFOIL BOX AND COVERZHENGDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)The cover is painted to the top with a square cartouche enclosing a rhombus inscribed inside with an Arabic or Persian script denoting one of the 99 names of Allah, encircled by four detached ruyi-scrolls; the sides with a band of separate ruyi clouds. The box is decorated to the sides with a row of bosses, above the stepped base decorated with a ruyi-scroll.4 1⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) diam., box Provenance A Japanese private collectionThe Ronald W. Longsdorf CollectionSold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3393
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