A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'BUDDHIST LIONS' DISH, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. The shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim. The interior painted in bright enamels with a pair of Buddhist lions chasing a ribboned brocade ball. The base with an underglaze blue lozenge mark within a double circle.

Provenance: From a German private collection.
Condition: Old wear, the fritted rim with small old fills, the foot rim with minor chips, all as visible on additional images on www.zacke.at. Some firing flaws. The dish produces a good sound. Condition overall commensurate with age and this type of ware.

Weight: 1,740 g
Dimensions: Diameter 35.4 cm

During the early Qing dynasty, up until the early 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including lozenge marks, lingzhi fungus marks, and double circles.

Literature comparison: Compare a related famille verte saucer dish with three Buddhist lions, also dated to the Kangxi period, in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney, object number 89/406.

康熙大型硬彩雙獅戲珠紋盤
中國，1662-1722年。盤敞口，弧壁，圈足雙圈方勝款。內心繪主題紋，硬彩繪製雙獅戲球紋，引伸“子孫萬代”之寓意。此盤繪工精細，筆意流暢。

來源：德國私人收藏。
品相：舊磨損，邊緣有小填充物，圈足邊緣有小磕損，所有細節圖都可以在 www.zacke.at 上的附加圖片中看到。 一些燒製缺陷。盤子敲擊後可以發出很好的聲音。 狀況總體上與年齡相稱。

重量：1,740 克
尺寸：直徑35.4 厘米