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Here is a magnificent charger which balances bold authority with delicate detail. Around a central medallion of the Three Friends -- pine, prunus and bamboo -- in gilt-highlighted underglaze blue with red-touched border are panels of deep blue and lustrous gilding alternating with lively scenes of flowers and rocks visited by butterflies and phoenixes, symbolizing good fortune. Even the back is decorated with underglaze blue Buddhist horns and cloud-surrounded red and gilt cartouches. A red commendation mark, fuku (happiness), is in the center. Mint condition. Japanese, circa 1850. With a diameter of 17 inches, the charger was once used as a table; the faux-bambou painted stand is available optionally.
Antique Porcelain & Pottery
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