拍品 279
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE DISH
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE DISH

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The rounded sides rising from a channeled foot ring to a slightly everted rim, well painted in bright tones of underglaze blue on the interior and the exterior with a bold overall pattern of lotus scroll bearing large stylized blossoms
15 1/8 in. (38.3 cm.) diam., box

拍品專文

The lotus is a symbol of divinity and purity in the Buddhist religion, and references to Buddhist themes were popular during the reign of the Kangxi emperor. For dishes of the same pattern, see Catalog of the Special Exhibition of K'ang-Hsi, Yung-Cheng and Ch'ien-Lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch'ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, p. 44, pl. 3, and Chinese Art from The Newark Museum, New York, 1980, p. 55, no. 33.