California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 23, 2013  June 23, 2013

 Lot # 89 
A RARE AND FINE LARGE DOUCAI 'DRAGONS AND PHOENIX' CHARGER    清 大清康熙年製 鬥彩穿花龍鳳大盤 1962年香港古董店賣出,後有台灣藏家蔡先生收藏。1982年由台灣高雄著名收藏家陳先生從朝壽樓購得。陳先生于2007年在舊金山過世。


  • Dimension: Top: 12 3/4 in (32.4 cm) H: 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm) Base: 9 1/4 in (23.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $40000
  • Estimate To: $60000

Finely potted with gentle sides, well-rendered around the exterior and interior of the charger decorated with vivid enamels, depicting dragons and phoenix flying through patches of different exotic blooms of flowers and vines, confronting and encircling one another, totaling six dragons and six phoenix. The top, interior, exterior, base, and mark all have double circle patterns. Bottom bears six characters "KANGXI" mark. Qing Kangxi Dynasty period. Provenance: Sold by Hong Kong antique store to Taiwanese collector Mr. Chai in 1962, and Taiwan Kaohsiung collector Mr. Chen purchased from antique store Chaoshoulou from 1982 to now.