four-petal motif enclosing five Sanskrit characters, the exterior painted with a pair of birds and fruiting tree, Chenghua mark in underglaze blue in a double square, 3.75" diameter, 2" high; presented in a contemporary blue cushioned case, the case 13" wide - ** Provenance - From the Estate of Mr Roy Moodie, who had a fascinating and successful banking career with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in the 1950s. It was this time spent in the far east that encouraged his love and lifelong interest in Chinese artefacts, especially blue and white porcelain, jade and furniture - Condition: both in excellent condition - ** See links below for similar references sold at Christie's New York in March 2012 and Christie's London on the 3rd November 2020 -
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Both in excellent condition