ID 960137
Lot 2806 | A BLUE AND WHITE 'FISH' DISH
Estimate value
HKD 100 000 – 150 000
WANLI FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The interior is decorated with a central medallion enclosing two carp swimming amidst water weeds. The decoration is repeated on the exterior with five fish, and the base is inscribed with a four-character mark in seal script reading dehua changchun (influence with virtue, everlasting spring) within a square and further surrounded by a Wanli four-character seal mark.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Bluett & Sons, London, June 1927, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C82
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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