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A rare doucai 'birthday' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng | 清雍正 闘彩鶴壽延年圖盤 《大清雍正年製》款
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September 20, 05:51 PM GMT
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A rare doucai 'birthday' dish
Mark and period of Yongzheng
清雍正 闘彩鶴壽延年圖盤 《大清雍正年製》款
the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
Diameter 8¼ in., 20.9 cm
Collection of T.T. Tsui (1940-2010).
Orientique, Hong Kong, 2nd July 2010.
徐展堂 (1940-2010) 收藏
古慶堂，香港，2010年7月2日
The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics IV, Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, cat. no. 133.
《徐氏藝術館：陶瓷IV，清代》，香港，1995年，編號133
The present doucai 'birthday' dish of Yongzheng mark and period is extremely rare and no other example seems to be published, although Kangxi mark and period examples of this type are known. The motifs adorning this dish brim with auspicious meaning indicating it was clearly intended as a birthday gift. The type is traditionally associated with the large scale birthday celebrations for the Kangxi Emperor's 60th birthday in 1713, and in anticipation of his 70th birthday in 1723, had the Emperor not died unexpectedly a few months before.
The closely related decoration and style of the present dish to Kangxi mark and period 'birthday' dishes suggest that the dish would have been produced during the very beginning of Yongzheng's reign as he ascended the throne following the Kangxi Emperor. For a Kangxi mark and period example, see one sold in these rooms, 23rd March 2022, lot 256.
The closely related decoration and style of the present dish to Kangxi mark and period 'birthday' dishes suggest that the dish would have been produced during the very beginning of Yongzheng's reign as he ascended the throne following the Kangxi Emperor. For a Kangxi mark and period example, see one sold in these rooms, 23rd March 2022, lot 256.
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