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55 The spectacular size of the present lot, quite possibly one of the
A massive famille verte dish largest examples known, is emphasised by the decoration of a single
Jiajing six-character mark, Kangxi scene unconstrained by decorative borders. The scene depicts
The interior skillfully enamelled with a vivid garden scene showing the poet Pan Yue (247-300 AD) whose name in Chinese became a
court ladies in pavilions observing the poet Pan Yue being wheeled in byword for handsome men. The Book of Jin states that Pan was so
a sedan chair pushed by attendants, framed by rocks and trees, all handsome that women surrounded him whenever he went out for an
under a red sun. excursion, throwing gifts of fans, scarfs, and fruits. Here the cramped
56cm (22in) diam. women crane from balconies and doorways to catch a glimpse of the
handsome poet, who is nevertheless inaccessible to them, divided by
£4,000 - 6,000 CNY40,000 - 59,000 the open space and able to depart from their constrained lives in his
HK$50,000 - 75,000 wheeled sedan.

清康熙 五彩庭園仕女圖盤 青花「大明嘉靖年製」楷書款 The same motif also appears on a vase in the Rijksmuseum collection,
see Christiaan J.A.Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the
Provenance 來源: S.Marchant and Son Ltd., London (label) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, London,
Roy Davids Collection, no.136, acquired on 12 August 2010 1997, pp.150-1, no.161.

Illustrated 著錄: S.Marchant and Son, Recent Acquisitions, London,
2010, pp.32-33, no.20
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