TIANQI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1621-1627)

Details

A WUCAI 'IMMORTALS' DISH
TIANQI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1621-1627)
5 7⁄8 in. (14.9 cm.) diam.

Provenance

John Sparks Ltd., London (according to label).
The Reginald Howard Reed (1898-1970) and Lena Palmer (1900-1981) Collection, no. 574 (according to label).
Thomas R. Vaughan (1908-1979) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.

Exhibited

London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1950 (according to label).

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Lot Essay

The two figures depicted are the Daoist immortals Lu Dongbin (identified by the flywhisk held in his right hand) and He Xiangu. Compare a Tianqi-marked dish with a very similar figural design at the British Museum (acc. no. 1945,1016.27).

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