A BLUE AND WHITE 'IMMORTAL' DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI

the shallow rounded sides gently rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, brightly decorated on the interior in shaded tones of cobalt with Shoulao and his deer standing with three attendants on a rocky promontory, surrounded by tall craggy bluffs planted with pines, one of his two disciples providing incense sticks to a crane flying over a rough lake to further place them inside a pavilion, the exterior with a lake scene, the base inscribed with the six-character mark within double-circles

S. Marchant & Son, London.

Exhibition of Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets, S. Marchant & Son, London, 1989, cat. no. 48.

There are a few light scratches and tiny iron spots, a few minor kiln specks on the exterior, but otherwise the dish is in very good condition.
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