Lot Essay
It is unusual to find a blue and white 'phoenix' dish with a six-character Daoguang mark as most Daoguang examples have six-character seal marks.
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DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX' DISH
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The dish is decorated in shades of bright cobalt blue with a central roundel enclosing a pair of confronting male and female phoenix amongst clouds and fire scrolls within double circles, the exterior with two phoenix in flight amongst clouds.
9 ¾ in. (24.9 cm.) diam.
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The dish is decorated in shades of bright cobalt blue with a central roundel enclosing a pair of confronting male and female phoenix amongst clouds and fire scrolls within double circles, the exterior with two phoenix in flight amongst clouds.
9 ¾ in. (24.9 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Private collection of a Nordic Gentleman, acquired in Asia in the 1950s.
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