A VERY RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE DISHES, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

A VERY RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE DISHES
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each is finely enameled in the center with two kingfishers flying above a flowering lotus plant bearing one aubergine and one iron-red flower, with an emerging bud at the side, all surrounded by large green leaves, below a floral diaper border at the rim.
9 7/8 in. (25.2 cm) diam.

Provenance
Christie's London, 29 June 1970, lot 88.
Bluett & Sons, London, 1970.
John Yeon Collection, Portland, Oregon.

Exhibited
On loan to The Portland Museum of Art;
Portland, Oregon, Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscape and Collections of John Yeon, Portland Art Museum, 2017.