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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE 'SENSE OF SMELL' SMALL BASIN
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE 'SENSE OF SMELL' SMALL BASIN
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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE 'SENSE OF SMELL' SMALL BASIN

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE 'SENSE OF SMELL' SMALL BASIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The center decorated with court figures smelling various floral sprigs, after a Nicholas Bonnart print illustrating the pastime of guessing the names of flowers from their scent, the borders with blossoming branches, the reverse with underglaze blue double circle enclosing an artemisia leaf mark
6 1⁄4 in. (15.7 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

After a Nicholas Bonnart engraving, from a 'Five Senses' series. A similar dish in the Ionides Collection and then the Mottahedeh Collection is illustrated by D. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West, London, 1978, vol. I, p. 78.

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