A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE DISH

KANGXI PERIOD

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A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD
Brightly decorated with the mountainside scene of the Battle of the Wei River, the underside with two mountain views and an underglaze blue Zhi mark within a double circle
18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm.) diameter

Provenance

with Cohen & Cohen, London

Lot Essay

This intriguing dish depicts the lively Battle of the Wei River (204 B.C.), wherein the young general Han Xin created a makeshift dam with sandbags and tricked Long Qie, a general of the Chu army, and Tian Guang, a prince of the Qi, into charging their troops across the river. As the assault moved forward Han Xin removed the bags, drowning his enemies.

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