24 août 2016
A large famille verte dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 880. A large famille verte dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016
The interior is decorated with two ladies standing in a garden amidst blossoming prunus, willow and plantain enclosed by a border of peony and shaped panels containing butterflies and katydids all on a diaper grand. The reverse with four flowering branches below a further decorative border. 14 7/8 in. (37.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance : John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1960.
Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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