A GILT-DECORATED WUCAI DISH

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30.05.2023 05:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 2825 | A GILT-DECORATED WUCAI DISH
A GILT-DECORATED WUCAI DISH

KAGNXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The interior is decorated with a scene from Romance of Three Kingdoms, depicting the tryst between a general and love interest, Lu Bu and Diao Chan, in a pavilion, and the warlord, Dong Zhuo, rushing in through the moon gate attempting to interrupt, all set within a diaper border with panels of antiques at the mouth rim.

15 1/4 in. (38.8 cm.) diam.





Provenance

Mallett, London, October 1926, as recorded in the RHRP ledger

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 55
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