A doucai 'phoenix and lotus' saucer dish, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820)
Lot 51. A doucai 'phoenix and lotus' saucer dish, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 19cm (7 5/8in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 114,750 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
Finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted rim, decorated on the interior with three archaistic phoenix encircling an Indian lotus spray, all within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the exterior painted and enamelled with four Indian lotus blossoms alternating with four phoenixes, all between single- and double-line borders, with an alternating 'C'-scroll and dot-decorated band encircling the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue, box.
Note: For the Qianlong prototype of the present dish, compare with two sold at auction of the same size and design, one at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 14 May 2014, lot 105; and another at Christie's London, 13 May 2011, lot 1187.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 30 November 2022