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A DOUCAI ‘LOTUS AND MANDARIN
DUCKS’ DISH
Chenghua six-character mark, Yongzheng
Finely painted to the interior with a medallion
depicting two Mandarin ducks, one in flight,
the other swimming in a lotus pond, the
cavetto with a continuous scene of Mandarin
ducks swimming amidst aquatic plants in a
lotus pond, the underside with four scattered
floral sprays.
20cm (7 7/8in) diam.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 54,000

清雍正 鬥彩滿池嬌紋盤
青花「大明成化年製」楷書款

Provenance: Charles William Martin (1850 -
1896), Quorn Place, Leicestershire

來源：英國萊斯特郡Charles William
Martin（1850-1896）舊藏

Pairs of Mandarin ducks are particularly
auspicious for weddings as they represent
conjugal bliss. Depicted together with lotus
he meaning ‘harmony’, the paired ducks
symbolise the wish for a harmonious and
happy marriage.

Compare with a related doucai ‘lotus pond’
dish, Yongzheng mark and period, illustrated
in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum. Porcelain in Polychrome and
Contrasting Colours, Shanghai, 1999, p.235,
no.216.

Compare with a related doucai ‘lotus pond and
mandarin ducks’ dish, Chenghua mark, Kangxi
or Yongzheng, which was sold at Bonhams
London, 7 September 2011, lot 153.

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A RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE VERTE
AND GILT ‘DRAGON’ SAUCER-DISH
28 Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Well potted, boldly and vividly enamelled
across the interior with a central fearsome
four-clawed red-scaled dragon with a green
face energetically striding amidst flames in
pursuit of a gilt flaming pearl, the base with
the six-character mark within a double ring.
36.6cm (14 1/8in) diam.

£12,000 - 15,000
CNY 108,000 - 135,000

清康熙 五彩描金遊龍紋大盤
青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款

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