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TWO FAMILLE VERTE DISHES A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE BOWLS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Both dishes are decorated in the center with a scene of a scholar on horseback One bowl is enameled with orchids growing from a rocky outcrop on the
with his attendant against a background consisting of an altar table set with exterior, and the other with blossoming magnolia branches, both inscribed
‘antiques’, an assembly of the ‘four accomplishments’ , a qin, a chessboard, with a poetic couplet referring to the plant respectively, and ending with a
a book and scroll paintings (qin, qi, shu, hua), and a pavilion with fences, all signature and a red seal mark reading Caozhai (‘grass studio’).
surrounded by a band of foral medallions alternating with groupings of
6º in. (15.9 cm.) diam.
‘antiques’.
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8√ and 8æ in. (22.6 and 22.3 cm.) diam. $3,000-5,000
(2)
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
Sotheby Parke Bernet Hong Kong, 24 May 1979, lot 589.
PROVENANCE 清康熙 五彩花卉詩文圖盌一對
Sotheby Parke Bernet New York, 19 November 1982, lot 290.
清康熙 五彩人物故事圖盤兩件

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