A DOUCAI ANBAXIAN OGEE DISH

A DOUCAI ANBAXIAN OGEE DISH

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The sunken center is decorated with a flower head surrounded by a band of conjoined alternating peaches and blue palmettes, below the Eight Daoist Emblems, anbaxian, tied with ribbons and embellished with flower sprays that decorate the rounded, flared sides, and the exterior is decorated with exotic flower scroll above a ruyi border.

7 7/8 in. (20.1 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box