KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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TWO DOUCAI 'MAGPIE' DISHES
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior of each dish decorated in underglaze-blue and soft enamels with a bird in flight and another perched on a branch of flowering prunus growing amidst grass and rocks, the exterior with detached sprays of prunus separated by bamboo
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam., box (2)
Lot Essay
A dish of this pattern is illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong: Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p. 116, no. 99.