A Doucai Saucer Dish

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD

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A Doucai Saucer Dish
Yongzheng Six-Character Mark in Underglaze Blue within a Double Circle and of the Period
The interior decorated with a medallion of five exotic blossoms in iron-red and yellow borne on a dense ground of leafy scrolling meander with pale lavender tendrils, the design repeated as a frieze on the exterior
7.15/16in. (20cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Compare a pair of doucai dishes with a similar, dense design of shaded exotic flowerheads borne on leafy scroll, illustrated by Anthony du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, New Jersey, 1984, p. 243, no. 9.

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