A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'BIRD AND BUTTERFLY' LARGE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Decorated in bright enamels with a central medallion enclosing butterflies and insects by a blossoming peony, the cavetto with shaped panels of birds perched on flowering branches in reserve on a green ground of dense foliate scrolls, the base with double circles in underglaze blue and an apocryphal seal mark
13 3⁄4 in. (35.2 cm.) diameter
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'BIRD AND BUTTERFLY' LARGE DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Decorated in bright enamels with a central medallion enclosing butterflies and insects by a blossoming peony, the cavetto with shaped panels of birds perched on flowering branches in reserve on a green ground of dense foliate scrolls, the base with double circles in underglaze blue and an apocryphal seal mark
13 3⁄4 in. (35.2 cm.) diameter
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