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LOT 2175
Chinese Blue and White Export Ware Charger
KANGXI PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/8 in. (1.55 kg, 38.5 cm wide).
Lotus charger with central dense chrysanthemum and tendril pattern, radiating panels with blossoming trees; the outer rim with three foliate branches and the base with a leaf within a concentric circle; two Chrysanthemum collection stickers to base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Christie’s, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 31st October 1996, London, lot 287, for a similar ceramic.
FootnotesBlue-and-white porcelains of the Kangxi period continued a centuries-old decorative tradition, but far from appearing a jaded ornamental medium, cobalt-blue in the hands of the Kangxi painter presents a radiant new face. Kangxi blue has often been described as having a sapphire hue, and in its finest examples-set off by an almost faultless white background-this pure, deep, luminous blue does have that precious stone's quality.
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LOT 2175
Chinese Blue and White Export Ware Charger
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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