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rare and only a handful of similar examples, A BLUE AND WHITE OVIFORM JAR
AN EXTREMELY RARE MATCHED PAIR with and without Kangxi six-character marks, Kangxi
OF DOUCAI OGEE-FORM DISHES have been published. The body with moulded ribs, painted with
The first with Kangxi six-character mark and See a comparable dish, Kangxi six-character four roundels enclosing boys at play with an
of the period, the second with Chenghua six- mark and of the period, sold at Christie’s, attendant lady, the shoulder with cranes and
character mark, Kangxi Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1871. Compare clouds, matched wood cover. 20.5cm (8in)
Each enamelled and gilt-decorated with with another featured in the exhibition Ch’ing high
unusual cloud and floral motifs, the central Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection,
well with a ruyi-head roundel, the exterior with Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1973, £800 - 1,200
a lotus flower head meander and the Eight and illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 77; also CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
Buddhist Emblems, the tapering foot rim with see a comparable dish with an apocryphal
a lappet border. Each: 24.6cm (9 5/8in) diam. Chenghua mark, dated early 18th century,
(2). sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 October
1995, lot 500.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000

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