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A coral red-ground enamelled 'buffalo and cowherd' dish Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period image 1
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Lot 143

A coral red-ground enamelled 'buffalo and cowherd' dish
Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period

13 – 14 May 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A coral red-ground enamelled 'buffalo and cowherd' dish

Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period
The central roundel finely enamelled with a striding water buffalo underneath a willow tree, being led by a rope from the nose by a young boy wearing bunches and loose farm clothes, reserved on a bright coral red ground, the exterior with a clear glaze.
20cm (7 7/8in) diam.

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Provenance: An English private collection

For a dish from the same set, see M. Beurdeley & G Raindre, Qing Porcelain, Famille Verte and Famille Rose, p. 101, no. 139. See another pair of comparable dishes in B. McElney, Porcelain of the High Qing, 1662-1795, pl. XXV.

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