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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 清雍正 青花寶相花蓮托八吉祥紋折沿大盤
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘EIGHT BUDDHIST 《大清雍正年製》款
EMBLEMS’ DISH
MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG 來源：
1990年得於德國
sturdily potted with shallow rounded sides rising to a wide
everted rim, the center painted with a stylized flowerhead
surrounded by intricate lotus scrolls, the cavetto decorated
with the ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ surrounded by a
meandering lotus stem issuing blossoms and curling leaves,
all encircled by a band of rolling waves at the rim, the
exterior with six alternating sprays of fruits and flowers,
the base with a six-character mark within a double circle in
underglaze blue
Diameter 17⅞ in., 45.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Germany, 1990.
Large chargers bearing this ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ and
lotus design are rare. The present charger derives many
design elements from classic blue and white porcelain of the
Ming dynasty. For instance, the ‘heaped and piled’ effect is
inspired by the application of cobalt on early Ming wares,
and the effects of the accumulated iron oxide in the pigment.
The wave design on the rim and the scrolling lotus in the
center originate from Yongle and Xuande period moonflasks
that were heavily influenced by Islamic metal wares, while
the fruiting and blossoming branches on the exterior derive
directly from Yongle and Xuande period chargers. For
another charger of this type, see one sold at Christie’s Hong
Kong, 29th May 2018, lot 3035.
$ 80,000-120,000

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