A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK' DISHES
A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK' DISHES
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A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK' DISHES

GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

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A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK' DISHES
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each dish is finely detailed in green enamels and iron-red within underglaze blue outlines with a central medallion depicting a pair of mandarin ducks in a lotus pond within an underglaze blue petal border, below further ducks alternating with lotus sprays on the rounded sides. The exteriors are decorated with four bats in flight.
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) diam. (2)

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