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A FAMILLE VERTE AND IRON-RED 清康熙 五彩高士賞遊圖盤 雙圈六字楷書款
DECORATED ‘BIRTHDAY’ DISH 來源
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A 尚雅堂，東京，1989 年 11 月 23 日
DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722) Marchant Ltd.，倫敦
The dish is finely decorated to the centre with a scholar standing 亞洲私人舊藏，於 1990 年 6 月 25 日入藏
in a rocky landscape holding a long staff and accompanied by an 倫敦蘇富比，2014 年 5 月 14 日，拍品 115 號
attendant. The everted rim is encircled by iron-red floral blooms
and butterflies.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-77,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired from Shogado, Tokyo, 23 November 1989
Marchant Ltd., London
An Asian Private Collection, acquired on 25 June 1990
Sold at Sotheby's London, 14 May 2014, lot 115 (mark)
Dishes of this type made during the Kangxi period are known as
‘birthday’ dishes, as they are thought to have been made in sets to
celebrate the 60th birthday of the Emperor Kangxi in 1713.

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