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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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TWO YELLOW-GROUND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE
‘GARDENIA’ DISHES
HONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE
PERIOD (1488-1505); JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE
CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Each dish is painted in underglaze-blue with a central gardenia
spray bearing two flowers and buds. The cavetto is decorated with
evenly spaced sprays of grapes, a beribboned lotus flower and pod,
a two pomegranates and a persimmon branch. The exterior of
each is painted with seven rose blooms on a continuous meander,
all on a rich Imperial yellow ground within double-line borders.
Both dishes: 10Ω in. (26.6 cm.) diam. (2)
HK$240,000-350,000 US$31,000-45,000
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