€47,000
A massive Chinese blue and white reverse-decorated 'dragon' charger with bronze mounts, Chuxiu Gong Zhi mark, Guangxu
Dia.: 71,7 cm (excl. mounts)
Provenance:
- A private Belgian collection.
- Acquired froma German familyin2013.
- The collection of the German noble family Schubert of Henninger-Brau AG, Frankfurt, since multiple generations (by repute).
Ref.:
- Sotheby's, New York,September2023, 2016, lot 569, for acomparable green-enameled, blue and white example, most likely from the same group. (soldUSD228.600) (link)
- A related dish with yellow dragons on a dark blue ground, Guangxu mark and period, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, Shanghai, 2009, p. 81, no. 65.
The Chuxiu Gong Zhi seal mark on this charger reads 'made for the Palace of Gathered Elegance'. Built in the 18th year of Ming Emperor Yongle in 1420, the Palace was residence of concubines during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was renovated to celebrate Cixi's 50th birthday in 1884, and it is likely that this group of chargers where made around that time.
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