CIRCA 1700

Details

An Arita blue and white dish
Circa 1700
Painted with fruiting branches of peaches and finger citron, some glaze crazing
26.7 cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

This typical Chinese pattern of fruiting peach and finger citrus is symbolic for a happy and long life. Dutch merchants must have felt attracted to it as they chose this pattern to be copied, mostly with the addition of the V.O.C. monogram (see lot 216 in this sale), at the Arita kilns via their trading post in Deshima.
A similar dish was sold at Christie's London, 14 & 15 November 1994, lot 786.

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