A DOUCAI SAUCER DISH

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A DOUCAI SAUCER DISH
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
With shallow rounded sides, the interior with a medallion of an iron-red lotus encircled by conjoined openwork ruyi heads, the exterior with a band of detached iron-red lotus sprays and formalized ruyi and foliate motifs, all within blue line borders
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

Compare a very similar example with iron-red tips on the ruyi motifs inside the dish, illustrated by L.A. Cort and J. Stuart, Joined Colors - Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Washington, DC, 1993, p. 139, no. 65. See, also, the slightly larger example (20.9 cm.) from the Scheinman Collection, sold in these rooms, 23 March 1995, lot 124.

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