A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNTING SCENE' DISH, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a wide flaring rim. Finely painted to the interior with equestrian hunters brandishing spears, swords, and a bow and arrow, amid craggy rockwork and two white hares, encircled by a diaper border and a band of alternating birds and floral sprays between lines.

Provenance: From a private collection in London, United Kingdom.
Condition: The rim with extensive frits, some with associated old repairs, and a small hairline (only visible under strong blue light), the foot with some fritting as well.

Weight: 1,580 g
Dimensions: Diameter 36.3 cm

The rim with rectangular reserves divided by diaper borders and enclosing birds and flowers, encircled by another diaper border. The exterior rim with evenly spaced floral sprays. The base with a parasol mark in a shaped reserve within a double circle.

During the early Qing dynasty, up until the 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 lingzhi fungus marks and double circles. The mark found on the present lot, in the form of a parasol, an important Buddhist symbol, appears to be very rare but is clearly part of the same group.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related blue and white dish with a hunting scene, with a Chenghua mark and also dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's Amsterdam in Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 3 May 2005, lot 182, sold for EUR 9,600. Compare also a related blue and white brushpot painted with a hunting scene, with a Xuande mark and also dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 24 September 2021, lot 802, sold for USD 125,000.

康熙時期青花開光《狩獵圖》大盤
中國，1662-1722年。折沿，淺腹，圈足。盤内中央開光描繪馬上狩獵圖，獵人揮舞著長矛、劍和弓箭，追趕著兩隻野兔。四周開光描繪花鳥卷葉紋。

來源：英國私人收藏。
品相：邊緣有大量熔塊，有一些相關舊時修復，還有一條細小的裂紋（僅在強藍光下可見），足部也有一些熔塊。

重量：1,580 克
尺寸：直徑36.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的成化款康熙時期青花《狩獵圖》大盤，見阿姆斯特丹佳士得Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2005年5月3日 lot 182, 售價EUR 9,600；另一件宣德款康熙時期的青花《狩獵圖》筆筒，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2021年9月 24 日lot 802, 售價USD 125,000。