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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES E. BREECE, III
1126
A DOUCAI `PHOENIX' DISH
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE
PERIOD (1821-1850)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion of three
archaistic phoenixes encircling a lotus blossom. The exterior is decorated with
similar designs above a band of ruyi heads enclosing dots encircling the foot.
7v in. (19.4 cm.) diam.
$18,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, United States, acquired in the early 20th century.

A Daoguang-marked doucai phoenix dish of similar size is illustrated in
Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, p.
59, no. 29.

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ANOTHER PROPERTY
1125
A RARE DOUCAI BALUSTER JAR AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The jar is painted in underglaze blue and enameled in green, yellow, and
iron-red with chrysanthemum medallions encircled by foliate scroll. The flat
cover is decorated en suite and the base is inscribed in underglaze blue with an
apocryphal Wanli mark.
5¿ in. (13 cm.) high

$12,000-18,000
The design on this jar is a Qing adaptation of a design of medallions of
chrysanthemums and butterflies seen on Chenghua jars, such as the
example from the Qing Court Collection illustrated in The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains in Polychrome
and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong 1999, pl. 166. Jars of this design enjoyed
particular popularity during the Qianlong period. Qianlong-marked examples
include a pair in the Tianjin Art Museum, illustrated in Chinese Treasures of
5000 Years, Japan, 1985, no. 46, and another pair illustrated in Min Shin no
bijutsu (The Art of Ming and Qing), Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, p.
43, no. 1-192.

For other 17th-early 18th century porcelains bearing apocryphal Wanli marks,
see the doucai dish decorated with a dragon on the interior and a narrative
scene on the exterior, illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai
Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 270-271, no. 177, and the pair wucai
cups decorated with ribbon-tied auspicious emblems, dating to the Kangxi-
Yongzheng period, formerly in the Robert Chang Collection, sold at Christie’s
New York, Magnificent Qing Monochromes from the Gordon Collection, 24
March 2011, lot 1140.

(base)
清十八世紀 鬥彩團菊紋蓋罐

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