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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' DISH
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1630-1650
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' DISH
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1630-1650
The dish is painted to the centre with a qilin in a playful stance its mouth exhaling smoke twirling in spirals. The cavetto is decorated with a band of four buddhist emblems, the everted rim is bordered by a freely pencilled wave pattern. The exterior is left plain.
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) diam., box
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1630-1650
The dish is painted to the centre with a qilin in a playful stance its mouth exhaling smoke twirling in spirals. The cavetto is decorated with a band of four buddhist emblems, the everted rim is bordered by a freely pencilled wave pattern. The exterior is left plain.
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) diam., box
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