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A blue and white porcelain bowl, known as ‘Hué blue’, decora…
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234
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A blue and white porcelain bowl, known as ‘Hué blue’, decora…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
A blue and white porcelain bowl, known as ‘Hué blue’, decorated with two musicians playing music on a boat (Ba Nha Tu Ki), illustrating the episode of the meeting between Baya and Zi Qi. The scene is accompanied by a poem written in Nôm calligraphy:
‘The two companions are the best of friends,
The guitar music is exquisite,
The mountains are lofty; the waters are deep blue,
Rare are those who recite poems in praise of such beauty.”
Metal-rimmed.
Marked ‘Nhat’ in blue, hidden beneath the base.
Made in China for Vietnam, first half of the 19th century.
Diameter: 16.8 cm.
(Chips and a network of crazing).
Bowl decorated with the scene of the two friends Bá Nha and Tử Kỳ enjoying music, accompanied by a poem. Marked ‘Sun’.
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