A BLUE AND WHITE 'NINE PEACHES' DISH
A BLUE AND WHITE 'NINE PEACHES' DISH

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

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A BLUE AND WHITE 'NINE PEACHES' DISH
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The dish is finely decorated in early Ming style in the center with nine peaches borne on gnarled, leafy branches, and the exterior is decorated with a continuous leafy meander of morning glory.
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Private estate, Cambridge, England.

Lot Essay

While a number of Qianlong examples of this design have been published and sold at auction, Yongzheng blue and white examples such as the present dish appear to be rare. A similar blue and white example was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 October 2004, lot 176. And a dish of this rare pattern, with a yellow ground, in the Percival David Foundation is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 7, Tokyo, 1987, no. 247. The painting of the peaches compares closely to that on a Yongzheng-marked blue and white baluster 'peach' vase from the collections of J. M. Hu and Robert Chang sold at Christie's Hong, Colours of Perfection, Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, 31 October 2000, lot 815.

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