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A WUCAI 'FISH' DISH QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
the rounded sides supported on a short foot, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing two iron-red fish swimming in a lotus pond, surrounded by five other fish amongst waterweeds and other aquatic plants on the well, the decoration repeated to the exterior, inscribed to the base with an apocryphal six-character Jiajing mark within a double-circle
Provenance
A Private English Collection.
Condition
This dish is in good condition, but does have minor scratches to the enamels to the interior base. There are some pin hole-sized burst bubbles to the exterior base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Wucai dishes of this type are relatively rare; see one in the Shanghai Museum, also with an apocryphal Jiajing mark, illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Ware, Shanghai Museum, 1998, pl. 178 together with another but with a the mark zai chuan zhi le (Discovering joy in the river (by fish)), pl. 179; two in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, also with the zai chuan zhi le inscription, published in Qingdai taoci daquan, Taipei, 1986, pp 116 and 117; another from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 134; and a pair sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 11thApril 2008, lot 2966.
The design is based on a Jiajing prototype, as seen on a dish in the National Palace Museum, included in Good Fortune, Long Life, Health and Peace. A Special Exhibition of Porcelains with Auspicious Design, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1995, cat. no. 71; and a related example from the Sir Percival David collection, now in the British Museum, London, published in Stacey Pierson, Designs as Signs. Decoration and Chinese Ceramics, London, 2001, pl. 7.
The design is based on a Jiajing prototype, as seen on a dish in the National Palace Museum, included in Good Fortune, Long Life, Health and Peace. A Special Exhibition of Porcelains with Auspicious Design, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1995, cat. no. 71; and a related example from the Sir Percival David collection, now in the British Museum, London, published in Stacey Pierson, Designs as Signs. Decoration and Chinese Ceramics, London, 2001, pl. 7.