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298 - A pair of Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'buffalo' sweetmeat dishesMing dynasty, Tianqi (1621-1627)in the form of a recumbent buffalo, blue wash and splashed on both sides with fukizumi, the underside moulded with the head and outlined in blue and with moulded tail, all on three short feet, each with Marchant paper labelsapproximately 17.5cm longCompare with examples in the Tekisui Fine Art museum, Hyogo prefecture, near Osaka, illustrated by Masahiko Kawahara in Kosometsuke, Vol 1, no.154, p190/1 and Vol II, no. 724, p.189Provenance:From a distinguished private family collectionS. Marchant & Sons, London明天啟 青花古染付水牛圖攢盤一對拍品來源：英國私人貴族收藏，原購自英國著名古董商馬錢特
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A pair of Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'buffalo' sweetmeat dishesMing dynasty, Tianqi (1621-1627)in the form of a recumbent buffalo, blue wash and splashed on both sides with fukizumi, the underside moulded with the head and outlined in blue and with moulded tail, all on three short feet, each with Marchant paper labelsapproximately 17.5cm longCompare with examples in the Tekisui Fine Art museum, Hyogo prefecture, near Osaka, illustrated by Masahiko Kawahara in Kosometsuke, Vol 1, no.154, p190/1 and Vol II, no. 724, p.189Provenance:From a distinguished private family collectionS. Marchant & Sons, London明天啟 青花古染付水牛圖攢盤一對拍品來源：英國私人貴族收藏，原購自英國著名古董商馬錢特 Condition Report: one with small chip to tip of ear and other relatively minor glaze bubbles and frits and the other with some glaze loss to rim in various places
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Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art (Part 1: Lots 1-327)Auction house
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