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Lot #111: Three Thrown & Hand Painted Chinese "Wan Yu Dragon" Sauce Dishes or Saucers

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Balfour Avenue, Victoria, BC, V9A 1S1

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Mon, October 26 2026

Three Thrown & Hand Painted Chinese "Wan Yu Dragon" Sauce Dishes or Saucers • These dishes were made during the Late Qing Dynasty to the early Chinese Republic period, specifically circa 1900 to the 1930's. • The back stamp on each dish has the hand-painted two-character Chinese mark THEJ (Wányü). Wányü roughly translates to "Playing with Jade" or "Appreciating Jade" Note the Hand Painted Variations: • There is a distinct hand of the painter is clearly visible. The scales of the dragons, the individual curls of the stvlized cloud wisps, and the central facial expressions vary from dish to dish. • The iron-red border accents are painted as individual loose strokes rather than rigid, identical stamped layers. • There are the "Auspicious Bats" around the outer rim of the base. • Other variations in the hand painted section include; the "Eight Precious Things" (or Ba Bao), lozenge (or "fang sheng"), the Musical Stone or Qing which are traditional Chinese symbols of good fortune and luxury. Each is different showing a different decorator's hand painted design. • All in excellent condition, no cracks, breaks, or chips. View Images. • (2.5 to 2.8 cm.) x (10 to 10.5 cm.) x (10 to 10.5 cm.) Dimensions: (2.5 to 2.8 cm.) x (10 to 10.5 cm.) x (10 to 10.5 cm.) Pickup category timeslot {A}

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Mon, October 26 2026

Category A: 09:30 AM - 02:00 PM

Pickup Location:  Balfour Avenue, Victoria, BC, V9A 1S1 View Map (opens in new window)


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Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Saturday, October 24, 2026 between 3:00 AM and 3:30 AM

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