£1,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 578
Auction: 6 November 2019 at 12:00 GMT
成化款 綠彩開光魚獸紋罐
of ovoid form with a flared neck, painted with four panels showing carp and lions, the base inscribed with a six-character apocryphal Chenghua mark in underglaze blue, with a wooden stand
Provenance: From the collection of the late Donald Black.
Note: Donald Black was a renowned Jockey champion in Hong Kong in the mid-20th century. He moved to Hong Kong after the Second World War, following his service in the British Navy, stationed off India. As an accountant he was a partner with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co, until his retirement in 1962, when he returned to Great Britain