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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
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          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.
          清雍正   鬥彩花卉紋小盤一對   雙圈六字楷書款
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