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PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST COLLECTION
764
A VERY RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE DISHES
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each is fnely enameled in the center with two kingfshers fying above a
fowering lotus plant bearing one aubergine and one iron-red fower, with an
emerging bud at the side, all surrounded by large green leaves, below a foral
diaper border at the rim.
9√ in. (25.2 cm) diam.
(2)
$60,000-80,000
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 29 June 1970, lot 88.
Bluett & Sons, London, 1970.
John Yeon (1910-1994) Collection, Portland, Oregon.
EXHIBITED
Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 2007-2011.
Portland, Oregon, Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscape
and Collections of John Yeon, Portland Art Museum, 13 May-3 September 2017.
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