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KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A MOLDED BLUE AND WHITE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is decorated in the center with a carp and a four-clawed dragon, both emerging from roiling waves, below a band of radiating petals, some containing flaming pearls, and shaped panels of alternating carp and flower heads in the well. The base is inscribed with a basket.
10 3/8 in. (27 cm.) diam.
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is decorated in the center with a carp and a four-clawed dragon, both emerging from roiling waves, below a band of radiating petals, some containing flaming pearls, and shaped panels of alternating carp and flower heads in the well. The base is inscribed with a basket.
10 3/8 in. (27 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, Head of Private sales, Chinese Works of Art, New York