Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
A wucai 'birthday' dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 五彩人物圖盤 《大明成化年製》仿款
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November 1, 04:48 PM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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A wucai 'birthday' dish
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
清康熙 五彩人物圖盤 《大明成化年製》仿款
the base with an apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark in underglaze blue within a circle
Diameter 17.3 cm, 6¾ in.
Dishes of this type, with butterfly and leaf decoration on the rim and various freely drawn figural scenes in the centre, are believed to have been made for the Kangxi Emperor’s 60th birthday in 1713, and some of them are inscribed with reign marks. Compare two dishes of this type, from the Meiyintang Collection, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 2022, lot 341.