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A FAMILLE VERTE ‘OUTLAWS OF THE MARSH’ DISH A FAMILLE VERTE ‘BIRDS AND PRUNUS’ BOWL
Kangxi Kangxi
The plate brightly enamelled with a narrative scene, with a channelled Painted and gilt with birds amongst densely blossoming branches.
foot and an underglaze-blue lozenge mark to the base. 15cm (5.7/8in) diam.
27.3cm (10 3/4in) diam.
£800 - 1,200
£800 - 1,200 HK$8,300 - 12,000
HK$8,300 - 12,000 CNY7,100 - 11,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance: The Hague Collection (label)
The present lot probably shows a scene from the 水滸傳 shuihu
zhuan or The Water Margin (also known as Outlaws of the Marsh), 286
a 14th century vernacular novel by Shi Nai’an. We see Li Kui, the
ferocious warrior nicknamed Black Whirlwind, approaching a broken A PAIR OF VERTE IMARI PLATES
flag pole, with an associate holding him back. Kangxi
Each painted and gilt with butterflies amongst sprays of
chrysanthemums issuing from swirling water, the cavetto with floral
panels on a geometric pattern ground.
35cm (13.3/4in) diam. (2).

£800 - 1,200
HK$8,300 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

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