Lot Essay
The inscription is dated summer, yiwei year, and was written by master Qing Kexuan. The seals read Qing Ke and Qie Yuan
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UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722), INSCRIPTION DATED 1715
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A RARE LARGE DATED FAMILLE VERTE PUNCH BOWL
UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722), INSCRIPTION DATED 1715
Decorated on the exterior with a central scene of figures sitting at a table in a sampan, attendants serving food and wine, within a river estuary setting, divided by a lengthy inscription in kai shu of The Ode to the Red Cliff by the Song poet Su Dongpo
15 in. (38 cm.) diam.
UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722), INSCRIPTION DATED 1715
Decorated on the exterior with a central scene of figures sitting at a table in a sampan, attendants serving food and wine, within a river estuary setting, divided by a lengthy inscription in kai shu of The Ode to the Red Cliff by the Song poet Su Dongpo
15 in. (38 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Anthony du Boulay
Christie's New York, 2 December 1993, lot 289
Bonham's London, 10 November 2004, lot 6
Christie's New York, 2 December 1993, lot 289
Bonham's London, 10 November 2004, lot 6
Exhibited
Porcelain for Emperor's, Commonwealth Institute, London, June 2003, cat. no. 30
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