Lot 3322. A Wucai Pond Dish, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722. D 25cm. Estimate HKD 500,000 - 800,000 (USD 63,813 - 102,101). Lot sold HKD 2,006,000 (USD 256,018). © Poly Auction.
Of shallow rounded form supported on a low tapered foot, finely decorated with fluttering butterflies on one side and flowering plants borne on leafy stems issuing from the ground on the other, the scene of two birds encircled by a deftly painted border in the cardinal positions, with florets evenly spaced in between on a diapered ground, the slightly domed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 6 April 1976, lot.166
T. T. Tsui Collection
Christie's Hong Kong, 3 Novermber 1996, lot.107.
Exhibition and Literature: Chinese Ceramics. Vol.IV, The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1995, p.101
Poly Hong Kong. Inheritance - A Selection Of Important Chinese Art From The Ever Concord, 2 october 2018, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong