Lot Essay
Compare with a related but much smaller Yongzheng-marked dish sold in Hong Kong, 29 October 1991, lot 182
THE PROPERTY OF A FAR EASTERN GENTLEMAN
A FINE AND RARE LARGE CORAL-RED-GROUND 'ONE HUNDRED BATS' DISH
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A FINE AND RARE LARGE CORAL-RED-GROUND 'ONE HUNDRED BATS' DISH
ENCIRCLED YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The finely potted rounded sides rising to an everted rim, enamelled around the exterior with thirty-two reserve-decorated bats in flight highlighted with translucent green and sepia enamels on an even and rich coral-red ground, the interior enamelled in shades of iron-red with a central stylized shou character surrounded by nine further bats
20in. (50.6cm.) diam., box
ENCIRCLED YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The finely potted rounded sides rising to an everted rim, enamelled around the exterior with thirty-two reserve-decorated bats in flight highlighted with translucent green and sepia enamels on an even and rich coral-red ground, the interior enamelled in shades of iron-red with a central stylized shou character surrounded by nine further bats
20in. (50.6cm.) diam., box