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a pair of 'famille-rose' landscape dishes Daoguang Seal Marks and Period
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
each with gilt scalloped rims, one interior painted with a scene of four scholars walking to a pavilion situated in a mountainous landscape, a four character inscription in regular script magu xiantan ('Goddess of Longevity's fairyland'), the other featuring a bridge on an inlet with figures on footbridges and boats, the top with a four-character inscription donghu yeyue ('night moon at the east lake'), picked out in green, yellow, blue and pink enamels, each exterior with iron-red bats, iron-red seal mark to the base (2)
Condition
The dishes are in good condition with some minor wear to the enamels. The dish featuring the large bridge with areas of kiln grit.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The dish inscribed donghu yeyue also features the following inscriptions in regular script: hu xin ting ('center lake pavilion'), fang sheng chi ('the pool for setting the captive animals free'), zhuangyuan qiao ('number one scholar's bridge') and wei guo qiu xiao ('seeking talents for the state').
For a bowl of related form and decoration, with indented cavetto and scalloped rim, decorated with figures in a landscape depicting the manufacture of porcelain, with Jiajing mark and of the period, see Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 177, pp. 200-201.