Lot 269
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[PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH] CHINESE WUCAI 'SEA CREATURE' PLATE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清康熙 五彩蜃紋菊瓣盤
with ‘chrysanthemum’ lobed mouth, the centre painted with mythical sea creatures, shen (clam monsters) with flames, the base inscribed with a character mark within double panels and double circles in underglaze blue
Dimensions
25cm diameter
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; inherited from the current owner's grandparents
蘇格蘭私人收藏，愛丁堡；繼承自現任藏家之祖父母
Footnote
See a comparable pair of ‘chrysanthemum’ dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, decorated with sea creatures, offered at Sotheby's Paris, 23 June 2016, lot 27.