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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
24-Nov-2008
Lot No.
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Description:
A rare pair of famille verte dishes, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, each one decorated in underglaze blue and vibrant enamels, with a phoenix in flight above a Qylin, beside exotic shrubs issuing from rockwork, the base decorated with a crane roundel and prunus form medallion, fitted boxes 30.5 cm diameter. Published: J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics, the Koger collection, London 1985, No. 110. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 21/7/1969, lot 204
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Category:
Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese