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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK ‘IMMORTALS’ DISHES

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30.05.2023 05:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 960134
Lot 2834 | A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK ‘IMMORTALS’ DISHES
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK ‘IMMORTALS’ DISHES

YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)

Each dish is decorated with one of the Eight Immortals, Lan Caihe and Han Xiangzi, accompanied by their attendants.

8 1/8 in. (20.1 cm.) diam.





Provenance

Alfred Trapnell (1838-1917) Collection, no. 37

Mallett, London, February 1946, as recorded in the RHRP ledger

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 617



Literature

An Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Porcelain and Potter, forming the Collection of Mr. Alfred Trapnell, Bristol, 1901, p. 6, no. 37, pl. XVII and XVIII (Fig. 1)

The Oriental Ceramic Society, Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912, London, 1951, p.15, cat. no. 173 (dish with Lan Caihe)

The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, Loan Exhibition of The Arts of The Ch'ing Dynasty, London, 1964, cat. no. 210 (dish with Han Xiangzi)

Bonham’s, Reginald and Lena Palmer, Their Collection and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1921-1970, London, 2021, pp. 68-69, no. 20



Exhibited

London, The Oriental Ceramic Society, Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912, 23 May – 21 July 1951, no. 173 (dish with Lan Caihe)

London, The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, Loan Exhibition of The Arts of The Ch'ing Dynasty, 26 May – 2 July 1964 (dish with Han Xiangzi)

Bonham’s London, Reginald and Lena Palmer, Their Collection and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1921-1970: A Loan Exhibition, 25 October – 2 November 2021
Applied technique:Pottery
Medium:Ceramics, Porcelain
Historical era:Yongzheng period
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Category:Serving dish
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes
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