Lot 1028
1028
A DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK AND LOTUS POND' DISH
A DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK AND LOTUS POND' DISH
A DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK AND LOTUS POND' DISH
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Chinese Art from the Collection of Dr. Hiroshi Horiuchi
A DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK AND LOTUS POND' DISH

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Details
A DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK AND LOTUS POND' DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo.

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Lot Essay


Pairs of ducks are associated with fidelity and harmony. In Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics, Percival David Foundation, London, 2001, Stacey Pierson explains that pairs of mandarin ducks, yuan yang, represent marital fidelity or harmony as they are said to mate for life. In association with lotus, which is homophonous with the word for harmony (he), they can represent a wish for sons.

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