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A MOLDED BLUE AND WHITE DISH

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The dish is decorated in the center with a carp and
a four-clawed dragon, both emerging from roiling
waves, below a band of radiating petals, some
containing flaming pearls, and shaped panels of
alternating carp and flower heads in the well. The
base is inscribed with a basket.
10¡ in. (27 cm.) diam.
$2,500-3,500

PROVENANCE

Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection,
New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1879.
清康熙 青花魚化龍紋盤
來源
Samuel Putnam Avery（1822-1904）珍藏， 紐約。
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1879年。

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AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE
MEIPING

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The body is decorated in imitation of Ming-dynasty
‘heaping and piling’ with a broad band of leafy lotus
scroll and grasses. The foot and shoulder are encircled
by further leafy scroll. The base is inscribed with an
apocryphal Xuande mark.
6æ in. (17.2 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1917 (Rogers Fund).

清康熙 青花纏枝蓮紋梅瓶
來源
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1917年 (Rogers 基金)。

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