Lot 1650
1650
A RARE PALE BLUE-ENAMELED CORAL-GROUND DISH
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A RARE PALE BLUE-ENAMELED CORAL-GROUND DISH

XIEZHU ZHUREN ZAO MARK IN GILDING, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A RARE PALE BLUE-ENAMELED CORAL-GROUND DISH
XIEZHU ZHUREN ZAO MARK IN GILDING, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
With shallow-rounded sides, enameled on the interior and exterior with bats flittering amidst scrolling clouds, all reserved on a reddish-coral ground, the rim and foot gilded
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

The four-character seal mark, Xie zhu zhu ren, may be translated as 'Master of the Xie Bamboo'. Xie (cutting), is the name of a valley in the Kunlun mountains. There, during the reign of the 'Yellow Emperor' Huangdi, it is said the first musical scale was made from varying lengths of cut bamboo.

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