Lot Essay
The term wanshou wujiang is a birthday wish for long life and can be translated as 'wishing you ten thousand years of boundless longevity'.
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GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND DISHES
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each dish is decorated to the interior with four gilt medallions enclosing the characters wanshou wujiang, surrounding a central stylised shou medallion encircled by waves, all reserved on a yellow ground. The exteriors are glazed white and enamelled with three floral sprays.
5 ½ in. (13.9 cm.) diam.
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each dish is decorated to the interior with four gilt medallions enclosing the characters wanshou wujiang, surrounding a central stylised shou medallion encircled by waves, all reserved on a yellow ground. The exteriors are glazed white and enamelled with three floral sprays.
5 ½ in. (13.9 cm.) diam.
Provenance
With Antikwest, acquired in 2006 at an antique fair in Hong Kong.
Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.
Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.
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