KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A SUSANCAI 'FLOWER AND FRUIT' BOWL WITH INCISED DRAGON
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The bowl with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot is decorated on the exterior with two butterflies fluttering near two flower sprigs, and incised with a dragon beneath each sprig.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) diam.

Provenance

The Baoyizhai Collection.
‌Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3119.

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Lot Essay

This unusual double decoration seems to only be found on bowls of this design and corresponding dishes with pomegranates. A similar bowl is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 67; another in the collection of the Beijing Palace Museum is illustrated in Qingdai Yuyao Ciqi, vol. I, part I, Beijing, 2005, pp. 142-3, no 37.

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