A BLUE AND WHITE 'BOY AND PEONY' DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI |

the deep rounded sides raised on an angled base and a short straight foot, reverse painted in rich cobalt-blue tones to the interior with a medallion enclosing a boy holding a branch of peony flowers against a dense blue leafy scroll ground, encircled at the rim by a lotus scroll band, the exterior with three floral sprays alternating with butterflies in flight, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue

Collection of Tang Shaoyi (1862-1938), the first prime minister of the Republic of China, and thence by descent.

Good condiiton, with just a minute flake to the rim and a 0.5cm shallow flake to the unglazed area of the foot.
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A similar dish, from the collection of P.J. Donnelly, was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition The Arts of Ch'ing Dynasty, London, 1964, cat. no. 98. See also a bowl with a related design exhibited in The Bertil J. Hogstrom Collection, Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain (1662-1722), Marchant, London, 2011, cat. no. 9.