A WUCAI DISH
A WUCAI DISH
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A WUCAI DISH

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A WUCAI DISH
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
With shallow rounded sides, the interior decorated with a stylized foliate medallion and the exterior with three different formal stylized foliate motifs repeated around the sides and separated by foliate arabesques
8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Robert Somerville Chinese Art, Chicago, 30 March 1956.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

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The elegant, foliate arabesque design in the center of the present dish, sometimes referred to as “honeysuckle,” can be found on small wucai Yongzheng-marked bowls, such as the example sold at Christie’s New York, 29 March 2006, lot 493, also from the Alsdorf Collection. The motif can also be found on later Qing-dynasty wucai dishes; see a pair of Guangxu-marked examples from the Michael D. Stevenson Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 4-18 December 2013, lot 26 (part).
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