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2813 The centre of the dish is painted with two figures carrying lanterns
through a garden, enclosed within a band of lotus scroll on the
A RARE SMALL WUCAI cavetto. The exterior is further decorated with four lanterns
‘LANTERN FESTIVAL’ DISH alternating with beribboned precious objects, including a scroll,
a coin, a lozenge, and an ingot.
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.
UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE
CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) PROVENANCE
明萬曆 五彩元宵宮燈圖小盤 Avery Brundage (by repute)
雙圈六字楷書款 Moy Ying Ming Gallery, Chicago, acquired in 1969
HK$150,000-280,000 EXHIBITED
US$20,000-36,000
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas, 1984-
2017
Dishes of similar size and design include a pair from the Christina
Loke Balsara Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 19 January
1988, lot 262; and a pair from the E.T. Chow Collection, sold at
25 November 1980, lot 30, again at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 May
2000, lot 627.
來源
Avery Brundage（據傳）
梅英明藝廊，芝加哥，入藏於1969年
展覽
德州聖安東尼奧美術館，1984-2017年
紋飾、尺寸皆相近的例子可參考Christina Loke Balsara舊藏一
對，其於1988年1月19日香港佳士得拍賣，拍品262號；以及仇
焱之舊藏一對，其於1980年11月25日香港蘇富比拍賣，拍品30
號，後再見於2000年5月2日香港蘇富比拍賣，拍品627號。
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