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PROPERTY FROM A MASSACHUSETTS PRIVATE COLLECTION A FINE DOUCAI OGEE-FORM ‘EIGHT DAOIST
A FINE DOUCAI ‘SHOU’ DISH EMBLEMS’ DISH
YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
well potted with the shallow rounded sides raised on a brightly painted on the interior with a central floret encircled
slightly tapered foot, painted to the interior with a central by a border of interlocking lime-green foliate scrolls
medallion enclosing a shou character roundel surrounded alternately suspending stylized peaches and lotus flowers,
by eight further shou characters and interlocking ruyi the cavetto with the ‘Eight Daoist Emblems’ intertwined with
strapwork, the exterior similarly decorated with stylized shou fluttering ribbons, the underside with a composite flower
characters between a band of C-scrolls and interlocking ruyi scroll and a band of ruyi at the foot, the base with a six-
scrolls, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 8⅜ in., 21.2 cm Diameter 7⅞ in., 20.1 cm
PROVENANCE PROVENANCE
Collection of William Henry (1872-1961) and Katherine Hong Kong Private Collection.
Bunnell (1880-1966) Gorrill, acquired in China in the
1930s-1940s, and thence by descent. ⊖ $ 12,000-15,000
For other doucai dishes of this type from the Yongzheng
period, see one sold three times at auctions, first at 清乾隆 鬥彩暗八仙紋折腰盤
Christie’s New York, 1st December 1987, lot 276, then in 《大清乾隆年製》款
our Hong Kong rooms, 17th May 1988, lot 215, and later at
Christie’s Hong Kong, 2nd November 2004, lot 1111; and a
smaller pair of saucer dishes sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 來源
1st November 1986, lot 302. 香港私人收藏

$ 20,000-30,000 155
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清雍正 鬥彩壽字貫套紋盤
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
《大清雍正年製》款
A DOUCAI OGEE-FORM ‘EIGHT DAOIST
來源 EMBLEMS’ DISH
William Henry (1872-1961) 及 Katherine Bunnell (1880- JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
1966) Gorrill 伉儷收藏，1930年代至1940年代得於中 the flaring sides resting on a straight foot, the cavetto
國，此後家族傳承 evenly spaced with ‘Eight Daoist Emblems’ each decorated
with ribbons and a floral bough between underglaze-blue
double-line borders, the well with a lobed medallion of
green-enameled interlocking stems issuing peaches and
lotus blossoms toward a central flowerhead, the reverse
richly enameled with scrolling foliate vines bearing buds and
blossoms, a band of upright ruyi heads encircling the foot,
the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
154 Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm
A DOUCAI ‘POMEGRANATE’ DISH PROVENANCE
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY Bluett & Sons Ltd., London.
with rounded sides supported on a slightly tapering foot, Canadian Private Collection, acquired from the above
the center of the interior with a pomegranate shrub growing between the 1960s and 1980s, and thence by descent.
from rockwork and bearing three ripe red fruits, the cavetto
with fruiting sprigs of grape, plum and pomegranate all $ 8,000-12,000
between double-line borders above and below, the underside
with fruiting plum branches, the base with an apocryphal
Chenghua six-character mark in underglaze blue within a 清嘉慶 鬥彩暗八仙紋折腰盤
double circle 《大清嘉慶年製》款
Diameter 6¼ in., 15.9 cm
來源
PROVENANCE
Bluett & Sons Ltd.，倫敦
Christie’s New York, 14th July 1980, lot 842.
加拿大私人收藏，1960年代至1980年代購於上述處，
此後家族傳承
$ 5,000-7,000
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154 清十八世紀初 鬥彩花果紋盤
《大明成化年製》仿款

來源
紐約佳士得1980年7月14日，編號842

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