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A CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Decorated in the center with a scene of a warrior arriving at a tented
encampment attended by two ladies, probably a scene from a novel, the base
with an apocryphal Chenghua mark
8º in. (20.1 cm.) diameter
$800-1,200

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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE 'SENSE OF
SMELL' SMALL BASIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The center decorated with court figures smelling various floral sprigs, after
a Nicholas Bonnart print illustrating the pastime of guessing the names of
flowers from their scent, the borders with blossoming branches, the reverse
with underglaze blue double circle enclosing an artemisia leaf mark
6 1/4 in. (15.7 cm.) diameter
$700-900
After a Nicholas Bonnart engraving, from a 'Five Senses' series. A similar
dish in the Ionides Collection and then the Mottahedeh Collection is
illustrated by D. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West, London, 1978, vol. I,
p. 78.

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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE MOLDED
DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The center decorated with a hunting scene, the molded border with Buddhist
emblems and lotus, the reverse rim with sixteen individual flowers, with an
apocryphal Chenghua six character mark within underglaze blue double circle
8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter
$1,000-1,500

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