M3709
£9,000
Description
A pair of “Chinese taste” famille verte porcelain saucer dishes, each painted with two cranes standing in a lotus pond with leaves and aquatic plants, butterflies and insects fly above, beneath an iron- red setting sun and clouds.
8 1/4 inches, 21 cm diameter.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
Condition
Minute rim nibbles.
Provenance & Additional Information
- From a private French collection.
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