A CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED 'EGG AND SPINACH' SMALL DISH

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period

清康熙 三彩小盤

With shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a wide, flared rim, decorated with irregular splashes of egg-yellow, aubergine and green, the base unglazed,

11.4cm diameter

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PROVENANCE:

Property of a French Private Collection formed in Hong Kong during the 1960’s-1980’s

來源：法國私人收藏，1960-1980年代在香港組成

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Note: The egg-yellow, green and aubergine-coloured splashes that decorate this dish are a homage to earlier sancai (‘three-colour’) wares of the Tang Dynasty (617-908 A.D), where they arguably reached their zenith. During the rule of the Kangxi emperor (r.1661-1722) there was much innovation in the fields of ceramic production and decoration, with new porcelain works created that paid homage to the illustrious dynasties of China’s past.

c.f. A comparable dish of the same size was offered at Bonhams Knightsbridge, 8th September 2010, lot 129. A larger dish was offered at Christie's South Kensington, 4th March 2007, lot 261.

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