Lot Essay
Compare to the identical dish in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Ch'ing Enamelled Ware, Catalogue, no. 890
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A RARE FAMILLE VERTE 'BIRTHDAY' DISH
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The interior delicately painted with an Immortal and her attendant holding a basket of lingzhi, the iron-red border with four cartouches enclosing the characters wanshou wujiang (longevity blessings), on a flower-head and diaper ground (section of rim slightly polished)--9 7/8in. (25cm.) diam., box
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The interior delicately painted with an Immortal and her attendant holding a basket of lingzhi, the iron-red border with four cartouches enclosing the characters wanshou wujiang (longevity blessings), on a flower-head and diaper ground (section of rim slightly polished)--9 7/8in. (25cm.) diam., box