A PAIR OF CERAMIC VASES AS A DIPLOMATIC GIFT
REPUBLIC PERIOD, DATED TO THE THIRTY SIXTH YEAR (CORRESPONDING TO 1947)
Mark: 'ZHONG HUA MIN GUO SAN SHI LIU NIAN' 'ZHONG ZHENG'
Remark: 1) with original Japanese wooden box 2) with a letter of Zheng Yanfen, Secretary-General to the President

The Largest: H 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in)

Provenance: 1. Commissioned by Chiang Kaishek, the first President of the Republic of China 2. Gifted to Fujita Masahito by Soong Meiling, wife of the first President of the Republic of China 3. A collection of Fujita Family, Japan

Reference: A similar ceramic vase for diplomatic purposes, dated to the 36th year of the Republic period (corresponding to 1947), is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN OF JIANGXI PROVINCE-PORCELAIN FROM THE YEAR 1912 TO 1949 (I), by Tie Yuan, Morning Glory Publishers, Beijing, 2008, p.21, fig.10

ESTIMATE: HKD 50,000 / RMB 44,000