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PETIT BOL EN PORCELAINE WUCAI
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, MARQUE A SIX CARACTERES
EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE DANS UN DOUBLE CERCLE ET
EPOQUE WANLI (1573-1619)
Reposant sur un petit pied, l'extérieur est orné de canards mandarins, grues et The depiction of ducks in a lotus pond as a decorative motif on ceramics has
oiseaux dans un étang de lotus épanouis. L'intérieur est à décor de volutes en its origins in the Tang dynasty and gained particular popularity in the Yuan
forme de ruyi dans un double cercle en bleu sous couverte. dynasty on blue and white dishes and vases. The popularity of the motif
Diamètre: 10,8 cm. (4º in.) continued throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties and featured prominently
€4,000-6,000 US$4,700-7,000 on ceramics from the Xuande and Chenghua periods, the late Ming period
£3,700-5,400 and the latter half of the Qing dynasty. The pair of ducks is associated with
fidelity and harmony. In Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics,
PROVENANCE: Percival David Foundation, London, 2001, Stacey Pierson explains that pairs
Property from a French private collection. of mandarin ducks, yuan yang, represent marital fidelity or harmony as these
A SMALL WUCAI 'LOTUS POND' BOWL ducks are said to mate for life. In association with lotus (homophonous with
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK the word for harmony he), they can represent a wish for sons.
IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF
THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
明萬曆 五彩荷塘戲水紋碗 雙圈六字楷書款
來源:
法國私人珍藏

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PETIT BOL EN PORCELAINE EMAILLEE BLEU ET ROUGE DE FER
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
Reposant sur un petit pied droit, l'extérieur est à décor de rinceaux de fleurs
émaillés bleu sur un fond rouge de fer. La base porte une marque apocryphe de
l'empereur Chenghua dans un double cercle.
Diamètre: 8,8 cm. (3Ω in.)
€3,000-5,000 US$3,500-5,800
£2,800-4,500
PROVENANCE:
Property from a French private collection.
A SMALL IRON-RED AND BLUE-DECORATED BOWL
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
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清康熙 礬紅地青花纏枝花紋小碗
來源:
法國私人珍藏

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