YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A RARE DOUCAI 'MYTHICAL HORSE' DISH
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The dish is painted with a mythical horse supporting a ribboned book on a saddle cloth, galloping over waves beside rocks. The exterior is decorated with further waves and rocks.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diam.

Provenance

From a private Belgian Collection, acquired from a Christian missionary in Belgium circa 1975, thence by descent within the family.

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Lot Essay

See a similar dish in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 218. Another from the Edward T. Chow Collection was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May 1981, lot 560. One previously in the W. W. Winkworth Collection was sold at Sotheby's London, 12 December 1972, lot 122, then at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4106.

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