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A RARE PAIR OF DOUCAI ‘LOTUS’ DISHES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES
AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each dish is potted with shallow, rounded sides faring to a slightly everted rim, the interior decorated with
a central lotus blossom surrounded by four similar blossoms borne on enclosing underglaze blue stems
with scrolling tendrils and green leaves forming a densely patterned medallion and repeated in a frieze of
eight blossoms around the exterior.
8 in. (20.2 cm) diam., box (2)
$80,000-120,000
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