A Chinese blue and white 'Bleu de Hue' dish with phoenixes for Dang Huy Tru (1825 - 1874), Dang Huy

A Chinese blue and white 'Bleu de Hue' dish with phoenixes for Dang Huy Tru (1825 - 1874), Dang Huy Tru mark and inscription, dated 1868

Dia.: 13 cm

Porcelain commissioned in Guangdong, China, with a pattern called 'phung mao te my' (phoenixes and peonies).
The ring mark on the base reads: Tu Duc Mau thiin trung thu Dang quy tu durong the khi phugn mao te my , (or in English) Altar object for the family shrine of Dang family; made in mid autumn of Wuchen year (= 1868) under Tu Duc reign, motif of the 'Beauty of the phoenix's feather.'

Ref.:
- Only three other plates with this design are known. The first is in the Hue Antiquities Museum (a bit damaged) (see added image no.3). The second belongs to collector Tran Dinh Son in Saigon, published in: Tan man Phu XUAN, by Tran Dinh Son and Hoang Anh, Nha Xuat Banh Tre 2001, page 98 (link). The third is published in CO VA by Pham Hy Tung, Nha Xuat Ban Van Hoa Sai Gon 2006 , p. 320.
Provenance:
- The collection of Dr. Claus Vollers, German ambassador in Vietnam 1981-84.
- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin, acquired from the above.
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