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PROPERTY FROM THE R.H.R PALMER COLLECTION
A FAMILLE VERTE `MYTHICAL BEAST’ DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A FAMILLE VERTE 'MYTHICAL BEAST’ DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing a qilin next to a pine tree with a phoenix in flight above. The deep cavetto is decorated with shaped panels of various mythical beasts and animals alternating with blossoming flowers. The everted rim is further decorated with panels of butterflies reserved on a diaper ground.
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam.
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing a qilin next to a pine tree with a phoenix in flight above. The deep cavetto is decorated with shaped panels of various mythical beasts and animals alternating with blossoming flowers. The everted rim is further decorated with panels of butterflies reserved on a diaper ground.
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Mallett, London, December 1933, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 294
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 294
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Marco Almeida (安偉達)
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