A VERY LARGE AND RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' SAUCER-DISH
Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
Boldly enamelled to the centre with a pair of confronted striding dragons pursuing a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls and thunderbolts, encircled by the Eight Buddhist Emblems, each ribbon-tied on a ground of blossoming flowers, all below a border of key-fret, the reverse with four exotic long-tailed phoenix flying amidst vaporous clouds, all delicately picked out in multi-coloured enamels, the base with the six-character mark in iron red. 51.3cm (20 1/2in) diam.
清光緒 粉彩雙龍戲珠紋大盤
礬紅「大清光緒年製」楷書款
The present dish is a magnificent and visually imposing example of the technical proficiency of craftsmen employed at the Imperial kilns, conveyed by the large size of the vessel and the dense designs of writhing dragons interspersed amidst the Eight Buddhist Emblems clouds, combined with phoenix hovering amidst clouds on the reverse.
In form and design, the present dish appears to be inspired by enamelled wares produced during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Compare with a large doucai dish, Yongzheng mark and period, in the Qing Court Collection, decorated with a pair of phoenix and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 2007, no.231. See also a doucai dish decorated with phoenix and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pp.300-301.
A small yellow-ground famille rose dish decorated with the Eight Buddhist Emblems similarly ribbon-tied on a ground of blossoming flowers, Guangxu mark and period, in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum. Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Shanghai, 1999, p.257. A famille rose dish decorated with phoenix and dragon designs, Guangxu mark and period, in the Shanghai Museum, is illustrated in Appreciation of Qing dynasty porcelain, Shanghai, 1994, p.279, pl.370.
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Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
Boldly enamelled to the centre with a pair of confronted striding dragons pursuing a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls and thunderbolts, encircled by the Eight Buddhist Emblems, each ribbon-tied on a ground of blossoming flowers, all below a border of key-fret, the reverse with four exotic long-tailed phoenix flying amidst vaporous clouds, all delicately picked out in multi-coloured enamels, the base with the six-character mark in iron red. 51.3cm (20 1/2in) diam.
清光緒 粉彩雙龍戲珠紋大盤
礬紅「大清光緒年製」楷書款
The present dish is a magnificent and visually imposing example of the technical proficiency of craftsmen employed at the Imperial kilns, conveyed by the large size of the vessel and the dense designs of writhing dragons interspersed amidst the Eight Buddhist Emblems clouds, combined with phoenix hovering amidst clouds on the reverse.
In form and design, the present dish appears to be inspired by enamelled wares produced during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Compare with a large doucai dish, Yongzheng mark and period, in the Qing Court Collection, decorated with a pair of phoenix and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 2007, no.231. See also a doucai dish decorated with phoenix and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pp.300-301.
A small yellow-ground famille rose dish decorated with the Eight Buddhist Emblems similarly ribbon-tied on a ground of blossoming flowers, Guangxu mark and period, in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum. Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Shanghai, 1999, p.257. A famille rose dish decorated with phoenix and dragon designs, Guangxu mark and period, in the Shanghai Museum, is illustrated in Appreciation of Qing dynasty porcelain, Shanghai, 1994, p.279, pl.370.
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