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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES E. BREECE, III
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A DOUCAI `PHOENIX' DISH
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion of three
archaistic phoenixes encircling a lotus blossom. The exterior is decorated with
similar designs above a band of ruyi heads enclosing dots encircling the foot.
7¬ in. (19.4 cm.) diam.
$18,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, United States, acquired in the early 20th century.
A Daoguang-marked doucai phoenix dish of similar size is illustrated in
Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, p.
59, no. 29.
JAMES E. BREECE 三世珍藏
清道光 鬥彩團鳳紋盤 六字篆書款
來源: (reverse)
私人珍藏, 美國, 入藏於二十世紀初。
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