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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND
WALTER F. BROWN
1580
A FAMILLE VERTE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is decorated with a scholar and attendant
approaching a cluster of houses, with another
scholar and attendant inside, all within a lush
mountain setting beside a poetic inscription
describing the scene followed by a seal, Hui'an.
13¡ in. (34 cm.) diam., cloth box
$7,000-10,000
PROVENANCE:
Harcourt Johnstone (1895-1945) Collection.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 24 June 1982.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San
Antonio, Texas.
EXHIBITED:
On loan: January 1936, no. 3 (according to label).
The poetic inscription seen on the present dish
was taken from a poem Xiao Zhu (The Hut) by
Song dynasty poet Lu You (1125-1210).

清康熙 五彩「小築」詩文圖盤

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A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE, FAMILLE
NOIRE AND GILT-DECORATED DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The heavily potted dish is decorated with a central
medallion containing a basket of flowers, enclosed
by radiating bands of further foliage beneath a
band of Buddhist-emblem panels and different
diapers on the rim. The reverse is decorated with
a thin band of flower-filled panels on a diaper
ground and the base has an artemisia leaf within a
double circle in underglaze blue.
20¿ in. (51.1 cm.) diam.
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Western private collection.
Roger Keverne, London, 2011.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San
Antonio, Texas.
EXHIBITED:
London, Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese
Works of Art and Ceramics - Winter Exhibition,
2011, no. 31.
LITERATURE:
Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art
and Ceramics - Winter Exhibition, London, 2011, p.
45, no. 31.

清康熙 五彩花籃紋大盤

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