A blue and white dish, Kangxi mark and period

painted with maidens in a central medallion within a border of fruiting vignettes on a diaper ground, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue; together with a blue and white ginger jar Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, painted with quatrelobed panels of boys and lotus on a foliate scroll ground, wood cover

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26.7cm diameter; 20.5 cm high

• Lot Sold $2,200 (Hammer Price)
• $2,684 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

The dish - a small dark bubble pit on the rim edge and some surface wear. Generally good condition The jar - a hairline crack across the mouth rim extending to a lotus flower on the shoulder. A hairline crack across the base and another across the footrim and extending around two thirds of the double line border at the base. A firing crack around the base inside the footrim approx 6cm.

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