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A WUCAI SAUCER DISH
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN
UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
(1723-1735)
With shallow rounded sides, the interior decorated with a stylized foliate
medallion and the exterior with three different formal stylized foliate
motifs repeated around the sides and separated by foliate arabesques
8¡ in. (21.3 cm.) diam.
$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE:
Robert Somerville Chinese Art, Chicago, 30 March 1956.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

The elegant, foliate arabesque design in the center of the present dish,
sometimes referred to as “honeysuckle,” can be found on small wucai
Yongzheng-marked bowls, such as the example sold at Christie’s New
York, 29 March 2006, lot 493, also from the Alsdorf Collection. The
motif can also be found on later Qing-dynasty wucai dishes; see a pair of
Guangxu-marked examples from the Michael D. Stevenson Collection,
sold at Christie’s New York, 4-18 December 2013, lot 26 (part).

清雍正 五彩蔓草紋盤 雙圈六字楷書款
(reverse)
來源:
Robert Somerville，芝加哥，1956年3月30日。
詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥。

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