KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each with steep sides rising to a gently flared and rounded rim, the interior medallion painted with a scene of leafy peony branches within double line borders, the cavetto with continuous leafy peony scroll, repeated on the exterior above a stylized lappet border
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam., stand, box (2)

Exhibited

Hong Kong, The Art Gallery, Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, November 1973 - February 1974, no. 55.

Lot Essay

Another example of this type of bowl is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 53. A pair of Kangxi-marked bowls of this type was also sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 31 March 1992, lot 697.

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