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A RARE FAMILLE VERTE-DECORATED SUSANCAI BOWL
- KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A RARE FAMILLE VERTE-DECORATED SUSANCAI BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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    $20,000 - $40,000

Sale Information

Sale 2297
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
26 March 2010
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

A RARE FAMILLE VERTE-DECORATED SUSANCAI BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
With steep sides rising to the flared rim, the exterior painted in famille verte glazes with two clusters of rose and tree peony partially obscuring incised decoration of five-clawed striding dragons chasing two pearls hidden beneath butterflies in flight
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam., box

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Acquired in the 1970s.

Lot Notes

This unusual double decoration seems to only be found on bowls of this design and corresponding dishes with pomegranates. A similar bowl is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 67; another in the collection of the Beijing Palace Museum is illustrated in Qingdai Yuyao Ciqi, vol. I, part I, Beijing, 2005, pp. 142-3, no 37.

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