QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)

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AN IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE 'WUFU' SAUCER DISH
QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)
Finely potted with gently rounded sides, the interior with a central medallion formed by five bats, wufu, in iron-red, encircled by further bats in the well, the exterior with eight bats above an underglaze blue key-fret band around the foot
6 in. (15 cm.) diam.

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Descriptif du lot

Dishes with this pattern are also found with Yongzheng marks. As the character for 'bat', fu, is a homonym for 'fortune', the combination of five bats provides a rebus not only for vast good fortune but it also represents the Five Blessings of longevity, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death.

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