Rare coupe d'anniversaire en porcelaine doucai Chine, dynastie Qing, marque et époque Kangxi (1662-1722)

décorée au centre d'un caractère shou surmonté d'un médaillon en forme de pêche de longévité abritant une grue, entouré d'une frise de ruyi dans des rinceaux et volutes, caractères shou stylisés et pêches de longévité alternés, le revers délicatement peint de rochers, lingzhi et bambous, marque à six caractères dans un double cercle en bleu sous couverte à la base ; égrenures

There are five small glaze chips to the rim (the largest 1 cm). There is also a ca. 2cm long hairline crack extending from the rim at ca. 9 0'clock down into th well of the dish. There are scattered pin-point imperfections to the interior. The enamels show very light overall wear.
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A dish of this rare design of birthday wishes is illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, cat.no. 155;  yet another example, formerly in the Grandidier Collection and now in the Musée Guimet, Paris, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections, vol. 7, Tokyo, 1981, col.pl. 86. See also a similar dish sold at Christie's New York, 15-16th September 2011, lot 1540.