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1208 A very similar blue and white dish, but of larger size (19æ in.) is illustrated
A FINELY PAINTED MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE DISH in the Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, Asia
Society, New York, 1970, p. 83, and again by M. Medley, ‘Blue-and-White and
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) the Qing Dynasty’, T.O.C.S, London, vol. 51, 1986-7, pl. 16, where it is dated
18th century. Other related dishes include the example illustrated by Geng
The dish is decorated in the Ming style with two birds perching on leafy Baochang, Ming Qing Ciqi Jianding, Hong Kong, 1993, p. 45, fg. 53; one
branches bearing fve-petaled fowers beside bamboo in the central medallion, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Kangxi. Yongzheng. Qianlong,
encircled by a border of twelve lotus fowers on a continuous scroll in the well. Beijing, 1989, pl. 11, where it is dated Yongzheng, and the dish of larger size
The exterior is decorated with a composite foral scroll between classic scroll (41 cm. diam.) sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 2004, lot 290.
above the foot and key fret below the rim.
13 in. (33 cm.) diam. 清雍正 青花花鳥紋盤

$40,000-60,000

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