A Klapmut-type bowl with a central decoration of the goddess Magu and a deer. The bowl combines famille verte enamels with an iron-red tending towards coral red, and gilt. The background of the central scene features a motif of lingzhi mushrooms.

The rim is richly decorated in coral red with alternating butterflies and crickets, interspersed with swastika motifs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

Magu is the Taoist goddess of longevity. She is often depicted with a deer, itself a symbol of long life and prosperity. Here, she is shown holding peaches of immortality.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For an identical example, see:

– Christie’s Amsterdam, European Noble and Private Collections, 14 December 2011, lot 489.

For a dish with an identical decoration, see:

– The Choice of the Private Trader, D.S. Howard, 1994, p. 283, fig. 341.

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