KANGXI

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A rare blue and white deep dish
KANGXI
Painted to the central scene with an attendant bringing a pot of tea to a pair of scholars seated at a table in a terraced garden, the deep well encircled by four quatrefoil cartouches of carp and crabs on a diaper-pattern ground, the everted rim depicting figure scenes showing various phases of the silk production below a brown-edged border.
The six scenes depicting the silk production, starting from the upper left, anti-clockwise, are:
1. Collecting mulberry leaves
2. The mulberry leaves are shredded into small pieces and spread on mats
3. The cocoons are sorted and stored in a well-aired room
4. Unwinding of the cocoons
5. Silk weaving
6. Two women carrying bales of silk
39.7 cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

The six scenes depicting the silk production, starting at 10 o'clock and downwards from there:
1. Collecting mulberry leaves;
2. The mulberry leaves are shredded into small pieces and spread on mats;
3. The cocoons are sorted and stored in a well-aired room;
4. Unwinding of the cocoons;
5. Silk weaving;
6. Two women carrying bales of silk.

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