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A PAIR OF DOUCAI ‘LONGEVITY’ DISHES The interior of each dish is decorated with a large stylised shou character
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE surrounded by eight smaller shou characters, forming nine shou characters
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) in total. The number nine in Chinese is homophonous to longevity, thus
Each dish is delicately outlined in underglaze blue and enamelled with a highlighting the theme of longevity and making this an appropriate vessel for
central shou character surrounded by radiating lanca characters within a band a birthday celebration.
of linked arabesques. Each exterior is decorated with leaf and stem elements
forming stylised shou characters below c-scrolls to the rim and above linked Compare a single almost identical dish sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 4 April
arabesques at the foot.
2017, lot 132.
8¿ in. (20.7 cm.) diam.
(2)
清乾隆 鬥彩壽字忍冬紋盤 六字篆書款
£40,000-60,000 $57,000-84,000
€46,000-69,000
(marks)
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