A fine doucai 'double-lotus' saucer dish
Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period
The finely-potted body painted and enamelled to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a double lotus, encircled by ruyi strapwork and two thin lines at the base of the well and rim, the exterior with three double lotus divided by leafy strapwork cartouches, all supported on a short straight foot,
15.6cm.(61/8in.) diam.
The finely-potted body painted and enamelled to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a double lotus, encircled by ruyi strapwork and two thin lines at the base of the well and rim, the exterior with three double lotus divided by leafy strapwork cartouches, all supported on a short straight foot,
15.6cm.(61/8in.) diam.
Sold for
£6,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Previously sold in our San Francisco rooms, May 21 and 22, 1996, lot 4288.
For a dish of identical size and pattern with similar enamel decoration, see Cort and Stuart, Joined Colours, Smithsonian Institute, 1993, no.65, p.139
Category: Asian Art
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