£400 - £600
A LARGE KANGXI FAMILLE VERTE DISH
EARLY KANGXI, CIRCA 1670
清康熙 五彩‘耿工拜井’大盘
约1670年
painted with an Eastern Han dynasty story depicting court official Geng Gong and other generals standing in front of an altar table and worshipping the Well God, the underside of the dish with an unglazed channel foot rim, the base painted with an underglaze blue leaf mark within a double-ring
32.8cm diameter
PROVENANCE: From a Norwegian private collection.
NOTE: The story relates to a time of war with the Xiongnu, during which they were besieged for half a year and ran out of water and food.
Marchant: ‘Moving to Brook Street’
To be offered without reserve
迁址启新|Marchant布鲁克街迁址专场拍卖 (悉数无底价)
Overall good condition, with light restoration to frits and nibbles at the rim.
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