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THE DISH: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)THE CUP AND SAUCER: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A YELLOW-GROUND IRON-RED-DECORATED 'BATS' CUP, SAUCER, AND DISH
THE DISH: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
THE CUP AND SAUCER: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
All three vessels are decorated in bright enamels with a multitude of iron-red and gilt bats in flight on a lemon-yellow ground. The reverse of the saucer is decorated with further iron-red bats, and the reverse of the dish is decorated with three famille rose flower sprays.
The largest, 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) diam.
THE DISH: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
THE CUP AND SAUCER: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
All three vessels are decorated in bright enamels with a multitude of iron-red and gilt bats in flight on a lemon-yellow ground. The reverse of the saucer is decorated with further iron-red bats, and the reverse of the dish is decorated with three famille rose flower sprays.
The largest, 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The dish: Christie's South Kensington, 23 June 2005, lot 120.
A private European Collection.
A private European Collection.
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