Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 217

A RARE CHINESE POWDER BLUE GROUND AND UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with...

Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £8000

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Description

A RARE CHINESE POWDER BLUE GROUND AND UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with a figure of a travelling warrior monk carrying a large bundle, a fly whisk and a long stick on his back, all reserved against a powder blue ground, with sprays of bamboo and a flower mark in a double circle to the reverse, 26cm. Cf. C J A Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, pp.127-128, no.132 for a dish of an identical design. The plate probably depicts Monk Hua, a character from Shuihu zhuan, a popular tale of rogues and robbers.