Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 264
A CHINESE WUCAI SMALL PLATE CHONGZHENG 1628-1644 Painted with a monkey beneath a peach tree...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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A CHINESE WUCAI SMALL PLATE
CHONGZHENG 1628-1644
Painted with a monkey beneath a peach tree beside lingzhi, and with a deer recumbent amongst rocks, a bird and small insects in flight above, a geometric border to the rim, a six character Chenghua mark to the base, 20.2cm.
Cf. R Kilburn, Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, p.139, no.162.