Lot 663
663
A RARE GRISAILLE AND PALE IRON-RED-DECORATED DEEP DISH
PROPERTY FROM AN OLD NEW YORK COLLECTION
A RARE GRISAILLE AND PALE IRON-RED-DECORATED DEEP DISH

DE CHENG ZHAI ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER HALL MARK IN IRON-RED, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A RARE GRISAILLE AND PALE IRON-RED-DECORATED DEEP DISH
DE CHENG ZHAI ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER HALL MARK IN IRON-RED, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Delicately decorated in a painterly technique in grisaille and shades of iron red with pavilions nestled in a mountainous landscape by a waterfall and meandering river, a scholar on a horse being led by a young attendant crossing a bridge in the foreground
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diam., stand
Provenance
Acquired 1920-1948.

Lot Essay

The inscription on the base of this dish, De Cheng Zhai zhi, may be translated as reading 'Made for the Studio of Virtue and Honesty', and appears on porcelains ranging in date from the Qianlong to the Daoguang reigns. A set of four Qianlong examples was sold in these rooms, 18 September 2003, lot 373.

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