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THE ROBERT B. AND BEATRICE C. MAYER FAMILY COLLECTION
TWO LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEACOCK' DISHES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
TWO LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEACOCK' DISHES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each shallow dish is decorated in the center with a flowerhead formed by a central peony medallion surrounded by eight, flower-filled petals, below four shaped reserves of peaches alternating with peacocks on a ground of dense scrolls on the everted rim, and the exterior is decorated with the bajixiang.
22 in. (55.8 cm.) diam.
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each shallow dish is decorated in the center with a flowerhead formed by a central peony medallion surrounded by eight, flower-filled petals, below four shaped reserves of peaches alternating with peacocks on a ground of dense scrolls on the everted rim, and the exterior is decorated with the bajixiang.
22 in. (55.8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
John Sparks Ltd., London, 1996.
Exhibited
On loan: Lexington, Kentucky, University of Kentucky Art Museum, March 1980-March 1995.