Lot 1341. Two Dehua flutes, 17th century. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

Both are cut with oval and circular fingering holes on the sides. The longer is shaped as a section of bamboo, with a notch cut at the mouth end. The shorter is molded at each end with bands of key-fret and stiff leaves. Each is covered with a glaze of ivory tone. 23 ¼ and 14 ½ in. (59.2 and 36.9 cm.), two cloth bags, two wood boxes

Notes: The longer of the two flutes is similar to one of comparable length (22 3/8 in.) from the Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects sold at Christie's New York, 17 March 2016, lot 1183. The shorter flute is similar to one illustrated by Robert H. Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 32 B, and another (14 ¾ in.) sold at Christie's London, 12 July 2005, lot 86.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza