KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE LIME-GREEN-BACK DISHES
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each dish is decorated on the interior with three figures, all characters from the novel The Water Margin.
6 7/8 and 6 3/4 in. (17.3 and 17 cm.) diam.

Provenance

W. F. van Heukelom (1858-1937) Collection, Amsterdam, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 16-17 June 1937, lot 169
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 489

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Lot Essay

The well-known novel, Shuihu zhuan ('The Water Margin'), attributed to Shi Nai'an (1296–1372), is regarded as one of the great novels of Chinese literature. The story is set in the Song dynasty and revolves around a group of some 108 outlaws, who assemble at the marshes of Liangshan and form a sizeable army. Eventually they are granted amnesty by the authorities, who then send them to repel foreign invaders and suppress rebels.

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