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A fine pair of doucai 'bats and gourds’ dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng | 清雍正　鬪彩瓜瓞綿綿五蝠紋盤一對　《大清雍正年製》款

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Estimate

1,200,000 - 1,800,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

27.6 and 27.3 cm

The red bats (hongfu) on these bowls convey the message of ‘vast blessings’, as the word for bat in Chinese is fu, meaning riches and blessing, while red, ‘hong’ is synonymous with ‘vast’. Five bats (wufu) represent the five blessings, which to the Chinese are longevity, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death. When rendered with double gourds the motif represents good fortune, longevity and high official position. 


五蝠意喻五福，高壽、康寧、富貴、好德、善終。五蝠紋飾搭配葫蘆紋，象徵福祿壽三喜兼備。

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