Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 73
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH 19TH CENTURY Brightly painted with ladies riding on horseback...
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £850
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH
19TH CENTURY
Brightly painted with ladies riding on horseback as three gentlemen drink tea on a balcony above, the reverse decorated with four stylised leaves, with an artemisia leaf to the base, 38cm.
Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Martel Maides Auctions in 1994.
Cf. W Qian, Tianwuguan Cang Ci, vol.1, pp.158-159 for a pair of Kangxi dishes decorated with the same subject.