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PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE CHARGERS
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CATALOGUE NUMBERS 1321 & 1322

PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE CHARGERS

KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)

DIMENSIONS

Diameter: 19 inches

PROVENANCE

Christie's London, November 9, 2004, lot 177

CATALOGUE NOTES

Pair of famille verte chargers, each with a deep cavetto decorated with lustrous famille verte enamels depicting vividly painted Taoist deities riding around the rim on lively animals, both mythical and real while Xi Wan Mu occupies the center area riding on her crane. The reverse side of each with four flowering branches, the base undecorated and the foot rim unglazed for firing.

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