Lot Essay
A closely related famille verte dish in the Groninger Museum is illustrated by C. J. A. Jörg, Famille Verte, Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Lier, Belgium, 2011, p. 59, no. 59.
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THE PROPERTY OF MARCHANT, EST. 1925
A FAMILLE VERTE DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A FAMILLE VERTE DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is enameled in the center with a jardinière that is flanked on both sides with two vases, containing various flowers including peonies, prunus, wisteria, and magnolia. The wide, everted rim is decorated with eight cartouches enclosing alternating scenes of mythical animals and flowers. The underside is further decorated with flowering branches.
12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) diam.
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is enameled in the center with a jardinière that is flanked on both sides with two vases, containing various flowers including peonies, prunus, wisteria, and magnolia. The wide, everted rim is decorated with eight cartouches enclosing alternating scenes of mythical animals and flowers. The underside is further decorated with flowering branches.
12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Denver Art Museum (according to label).