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A pair of Chinese yellow-ground libation cups, Republic period

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A pair of Chinese yellow-ground libation cups, Republic period
A pair of Chinese yellow-ground libation cups, Republic period
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A pair of Chinese yellow-ground libation cups

Republic period

Featuring three-dimensional, individually shaped beasts applied to the body, and a large beast-form handle with sprawling pink-glazed appendages. Also with lingzhi and wave motifs. With four-character marks to undersides; sold with associated wooden stands. (2).

H: 3 1/4, W: 4 5/8, D: 2 5/8 in.

H: 8.25, W: 11.75, D: 6.67 cm.

Provenance: Estate of Yip Hon (1904-1997). Nicknamed Kwai Wong (translated as Ghost King), Yip Hon was a gambling tycoon in South China. He a amassed great wealth in the casinos there, through his technique of listening dice, eventually opening his own casino.

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Condition
One with loss to two sculpted beast, minor chip to handle. The other with one chip to rim, loss to one sculpted beast.
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A pair of Chinese yellow-ground libation cups, Republic period

Estimate $100 - $200
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