Large Famille Jaune Dish

Description:

Large Famille Jaune Dish, China, late 19th century, shallow dish-shape, resting on a short straight foot, the interior decorated with auspicious symbols, flowers, and scholar's accoutrements both in roundels and on a yellow ground filled with foliate motifs in anhua, a roundel design with two characters "shou" and "fu" in the well, the rim with a meander band, the exterior with three fencai-enameled lotus floral sprays, gilt details, six-character Tongzhi mark on base, dia. 11 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

one-inch hairline crack to rim, remnants of taping and stickers to base, surface stain, minor loss of gilt to mouth rim.


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