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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION Ralph M. Chait Galleries炻䲸䲬

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A PAINTED-ENAMEL RUBY-BACK DISH

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The dish is finely enamelled on the interior with two butterflies
fluttering above a bouquet of flowers, enclosed within a hexafoil
cartouche, and surrounded by three further concentric registers
of differently-coloured diaper grounds, with six shaped panels
enclosing fruiting sprays on the outermost register. The back is
covered with a bright pink enamel, while the base is painted with
a spray of camellia.
8 ƒ in. (21.5 cm.) diam.

HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000

PROVENANCE

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York

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