Live Auction 18823Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
A FAMILLE VERTE DISH
Lot 1580 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND WALTER F. BROWN

A FAMILLE VERTE DISH

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Closed25 September 2020

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A FAMILLE VERTE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The dish is decorated with a scholar and attendant approaching a cluster of houses, with another scholar and attendant inside, all within a lush mountain setting beside a poetic inscription describing the scene followed by a seal, Hui'an.
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) diam., cloth box

Harcourt Johnstone (1895-1945) Collection.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 24 June 1982.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.

Specialist note


The poetic inscription seen on the present dish was taken from a poem Xiao Zhu (The Hut) by Song dynasty poet Lu You (1125-1210).