A FAMILLE VERTE AND IRON-RED DECORATED ‘BIRTHDAY’ DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A FAMILLE VERTE AND IRON-RED DECORATED ‘BIRTHDAY’ DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is finely decorated to the centre with a scholar standing in a rocky landscape holding a long staff and accompanied by an attendant. The everted rim is encircled by iron-red floral blooms and butterflies.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Acquired from Shogado, Tokyo, 23 November 1989 Marchant Ltd., London An Asian Private Collection, acquired on 25 June 1990 Sold at Sotheby's London, 14 May 2014, lot 115
Dishes of this type made during the Kangxi period are known as ‘birthday’ dishes, as they are thought to have been made in sets to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Emperor Kangxi in 1713.
More from
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art