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A WUCAI ‘CARP’ DISH A BLUE-ENAMELLED FAMILLE VERTE A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE DISHES
Mid-Qing Dynasty DISH Kangxi six-character marks and of the period
The interior with a central roundel enclosing Kangxi Each painted with an open flowerhead,
two iron-red carp, one leaping from the Painted and gilt with a central vase of peony enclosing panels of peony sprays and
water, in a river pool with lotus and arrow- and chrysanthemum sprays, the cavetto blossoming prunus to the centre.
weed, in green, yellow enamels and blue enamelled with a pair of phoenix and 22 (8 5/8in) diam. (2).
underglaze-blue, the well similarly decorated dragons chasing the flaming pearl.
with five different stylised fish, all in iron-red, 35cm (13 3/4in) diam. £800 - 1,200
swimming among pond weeds and floating HK$7,800 - 12,000
blossoms, the pattern repeated around the £600 - 800 CNY6,800 - 10,000
exterior, the base with the four character HK$5,800 - 7,800
mark zaichuan zhile, ‘Rejoicing in the stream’ CNY5,100 - 6,800
within double-squares.
20cm (8in) diam. Provenance
Stromstad collection, inv. no. 491 (label).
£5,000 - 8,000
HK$49,000 - 78,000
CNY43,000 - 68,000

For a Kangxi dish of similar design and
mark see The Tsui Museum of Art, Chinese
Ceramics, vol. IV, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 127

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART I | 65