A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED' TREASURES DISH
The dish is decorated to the interior with a round panel and to the exterior with a multitude of beribboned precious objects, from the 'Hundred Treasures', baibao, such as a wine pot, castanets, umbrella, censer, and checkers. Kangxi six-character mark within a double circle in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722).Diam.16.2 cm. Catalogue notes:The 'Hundred Treasures' (also known as the 'Hundred Antiques') are a group of auspicious symbols (not necessarily totalling up to one hundred) including those from the Four Fine Arts, Four Treasures, and the Eight Precious Objects, plus further related scholarly and lucky symbols.
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The dish is decorated to the interior with a round panel and to the exterior with a multitude of beribboned precious objects, from the 'Hundred Treasures', baibao, such as a wine pot, castanets, umbrella, censer, and checkers. Kangxi six-character mark within a double circle in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722).Diam.16.2 cm. Catalogue notes:The 'Hundred Treasures' (also known as the 'Hundred Antiques') are a group of auspicious symbols (not necessarily totalling up to one hundred) including those from the Four Fine Arts, Four Treasures, and the Eight Precious Objects, plus further related scholarly and lucky symbols.
