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A LARGE AND VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 清康熙 青花山水人物圖盤 《大清康熙年
‘LANDSCAPE’ DISH, MARK AND PERIOD OF 製》款
KANGXI
the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within
a double circle
Diameter 10¾ in., 27.3 cm
Brilliantly painted in varying swaths of vibrant cobalt,
the present dish depicts a lovely rural riverscape scene.
Characteristic of Kangxi porcelains, the figures are
enveloped within the towering landscape, all painted in the
‘Master of the Rocks’-style. Adeptly capturing a beautiful
and tender moment of rural life, the painter shows a figure
seated on the riverbank, under the constellations and a full
moon, looking towards the flowing river before him and the
lone fisherman on his raft. No other similarly decorated dish
appears to be recorded.
⊖ $ 8,000-12,000

310 SOTHEBY’S COMPLETE CATALOGUING AVAILABLE AT SOTHEBYS.COM/N11410 KANGXI PORCELAIN FROM A BRITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION 311