Lot Essay
Compare a similar dish in the Shanghai Museum illustrated in Wang Qingzheng ed., Kangxi Porcelain Ware from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pp.244-245, no. 158
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UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SIX-CHARACTER KANGXI MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A RARE AND LARGE DOUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' DISH
Underglaze-blue six-character Kangxi mark within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722)
With rounded sides rising from a tapering foot, the broad center painted and enamelled with alternating dragons and phoenixes on a dense ground of leafy and blossoming peony stems, the well with striding dragons chasing flying phoenixes on a similar ground, the exterior with dragons and phoenixes among stems of chrysanthemum and morning glory, two rim chips and base rim chip restored
14½ in. (37 cm.) diam.
Underglaze-blue six-character Kangxi mark within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722)
With rounded sides rising from a tapering foot, the broad center painted and enamelled with alternating dragons and phoenixes on a dense ground of leafy and blossoming peony stems, the well with striding dragons chasing flying phoenixes on a similar ground, the exterior with dragons and phoenixes among stems of chrysanthemum and morning glory, two rim chips and base rim chip restored
14½ in. (37 cm.) diam.
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Please note that the header of this lot should be 'Property of a Gentleman' (this belongs to a different property from the previous lot)