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PROPERTY FROM A BAY AREA PRIVATE 清十八世紀 鬥彩嬰戲圖盤一對
COLLECTION
《大明成化年製》仿款
A PAIR OF DOUCAI ‘BOYS’ DISHES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
each with shallow rounded sides resting on
a straight foot, the exterior enameled with a
scene of boys in a verdant balustraded terrace
engaged in various games, the center with a
medallion enclosing a similar scene of a group
of boys at play, with scrolling clouds above,
the details all outlined in washes of cobalt and
picked out in delicate shades of blue, green,
yellow, and iron red, the recessed base with an
apocryphal Chenghua mark (2)
Diameter 6 in., 15.3 cm
$ 8,000-12,000

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