Lot 200
TWO WUCAI 'HONEYSUCKLE' DISHES
QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 16 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
清道光 青花「大清道光年製」六字篆書款 青花五彩忍冬紋盤（一對）
each delicately potted with shallow rounded sides supported by a short ring foot, the interior decorated with a stylised geometric foliate medallion and the exterior with further three different stylised foliate motifs around the sides separated by foliate arabesques, the base inscribed with a six-character Daoguang mark in underglaze blue
Dimensions
diameters: 21.1cm and 21.3cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, from a distinguished merchant family in the West of Scotland and thence by descent
Footnote
Note: The elegant stylised foliate design in the centre of the present dishes is known as 'honeysuckles', first created in the Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, and thence became one of the standard designs for the imperial kiln in the later dynasties. For Yongzheng mark and period examples, one previously in the collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf, subsequently sold at Christie's New York, 24 Sep 2020, lot 844; the other formerly in the collection of Marchant London, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 10 July 2022, lot 3123. A closely comparable wucai 'honeysuckle' dish, Daoguang mark and of the period, was sold at China Guardian Beijing, 26 Sep 2021, lot 3610. This design is also seen in the form of bowls, compare to a wucai 'honeysuckle' bowl, Daoguang mark and of the period, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 Dec 2016, lot 725.