A Doucai dish, Qing dynasty, presumably 18th Century.
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The interior decorated with a medallion enclosing a Mandarin duck in flight above a lotus pond, within a double circle and a border of alternating iron-red and underglaze-blue "shou" characters around the lipped rim, the underside with a continuous frieze of ducks and lotus rising from rippling water, the base inscribed with a seal mark within a double circle. Diameter 16 cm.
Restored fritts to rim.
Provenance
The Oldertz Collection. Carl Oldertz (1924-2006), was a M.D.h.c. and a Director of a Swedish Insurance Company, Stockholm.
Carl was a passionate collector, who built his collection over the decades. In the 1970’s he started to focus his interest in objects from Asia, mainly Chinese Antiques and Works of Art. He was very much an academic collector who strived to acquire pieces from different epoques and constantly sought after more knowledge about the pieces, the techniques and their history. His broad interest in Chinese culture and history together with his curiosity led him to visit many private collections and museums around the world.
