KANGXI

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A fine famille verte saucer dish
Kangxi
Depicting a scene with three warriors from the well-known 16th Century novel Shuihuzhuan (The Water Margin) by Shi Naian, two inscriptions identifying Sun Li on the left and Song Qing opposite beside a third figure
20.6 cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

For similar examples, see Cheung Ying Lay, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, p. 205, fig. 132; The Burlington Magazine, Some further objects from William Beckford's collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum, June 2001, p. 369, ill. 62; M. Beurdeley & G. Raindre, Qing Porcelain - famille verte, rose 1644 - 1912 New York, 1986, p. 56-57, ill. 60; and S.G. Valenstijn, A handbook of Chinese Ceramics, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1989, p. 232, ill. 226.

KANGXI

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