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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
1373
A FINE PAIR OF SMALL DOUCAI DISHES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS
IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each dish with shallow rounded sides is decorated in the center
with a stylized hibiscus borne on a leafy stem surrounded by further
scrolling leaves and tendrils, the design repeated as a frieze on the
exterior above a narrow band of ruyi heads.
4º in. (10.8 cm.) diam., cloth box
(2)
$40,000-60,000

PROVENANCE
Christie’s Swire, Hong Kong, 18 March 1991, lot 602.
A similar pair of dishes of larger size (6¡ in.), also with Yongzheng
marks, originally from the Doris Duke Collection, was sold at
Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1534.
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