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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE DISH
LONGQING FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1567-1572)
Details
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE DISH
LONGQING FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1567-1572)
The dish with gently curved sides and canted corners is painted on the interior with a central panel enclosing two court ladies standing beneath a tree in a fenced garden setting. The cavetto is decorated with four blossoming peony sprays. The exterior is further painted to each side with a fruiting peach spray.
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) wide
LONGQING FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1567-1572)
The dish with gently curved sides and canted corners is painted on the interior with a central panel enclosing two court ladies standing beneath a tree in a fenced garden setting. The cavetto is decorated with four blossoming peony sprays. The exterior is further painted to each side with a fruiting peach spray.
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sold at Christie's London, 16 June 1994, lot 453
S. Marchant and Son, London, 1994
Anthony du Boulay Collection no. P157
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 1862
S. Marchant and Son, London, 1994
Anthony du Boulay Collection no. P157
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 1862
Exhibited
The London Asian Art Fair, Porcelain for Emperors, June 2003, Catalogue no. 19