Asian Art I - 16th November 2011

Lot 541

A Chinese famille verte dish six character Kangxi mark and of the period 1662-1722

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A Chinese famille verte dish six character Kangxi mark and of the period 1662-1722, brightly enamelled with four figures playing chess or go, in a pavilion, a long hair crack and grinding to the rim, 33.5cm. Provenance: an English private collection. Cf. 17th Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, no.89 for a related example in the Butler family collection.