Provenance:

Property of a Distinguished Chicago Collector.

Pair of ducks: Christie's Amsterdam, May 3, 2005, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Sale 2660, Lot 193.

Largest duck covered box: Acquired in August, 2005. The result of Bo Ya Tong Bao thermoluminescence test no. 009-H-109 is consistent with the dating of this item.

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灰陶鴨一對：佳士得阿姆斯特丹2005年5月3日中國陶瓷及藝術品專場第193號。

彩繪套鴨蓋盒：購於2995年8月，附北京大學考古學系年代學實驗室熱釋光鋻定報告，檢測結果到帶。

Pair of ducks length 10 x height 5 x width 4 in., 25.4 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm. 

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