Lot Essay
A similar pair of dishes of larger size (6 3/8 in.), also with Yongzheng marks, originally from the Doris Duke Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1534.
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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FINE PAIR OF SMALL DOUCAI DISHES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A FINE PAIR OF SMALL DOUCAI DISHES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each dish with shallow rounded sides is decorated in the center with a stylized hibiscus borne on a leafy stem surrounded by further scrolling leaves and tendrils, the design repeated as a frieze on the exterior above a narrow band of ruyi heads.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam., cloth box
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each dish with shallow rounded sides is decorated in the center with a stylized hibiscus borne on a leafy stem surrounded by further scrolling leaves and tendrils, the design repeated as a frieze on the exterior above a narrow band of ruyi heads.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam., cloth box
Provenance
Christie's Swire, Hong Kong, 18 March 1991, lot 602.
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