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A pair of famille verte dishes with Wang Mu's eight horses, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
357 - 535 EUR
358 - 538 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
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A pair of famille verte dishes with Wang Mu's eight horses, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Decorated in famille verte with eight horses in a landscape setting. Decorated to the base with an antique in underglaze blue. Diameter 20.5 cm.
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Provenance
Property of a private Swedish Estate.
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Mu (r. 1001–947 B.C.) was according to the legends an intrepid adventurer and is said to have traveled to the famous paradise of the immortals on Mount Kunlun as well as to other worldly and not–so–worldly sites. After his adventures, he released his eight favorite horses into a beautiful valley to finish their lives under the care of his charioteer.