A RARE BLUE AND WHITE CRUCIFIXION TEABOWL AND SAUCER
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE CRUCIFIXION TEABOWL AND SAUCER

KANGXI PERIOD

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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE CRUCIFIXION TEABOWL AND SAUCER
KANGXI PERIOD
Painted on each side and on the saucer with Christ on the Cross, a plaque above inscribed INRI and Mary and John the Baptist mourning below, beneath swirling clouds, a stylized character mark underneath
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

A saucer dish in this pattern from the Mottahedeh collection is illustrated by Howard and Ayers, op. cit., p. 317. Teabowls and saucers have been sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 10 May 2000, lot 214, and 2 November 2004, lot 136.

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