A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE SCALLOPED ‘HAWK’ DISHES, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. The shallow dishes with rounded sides rising to a scalloped rim, brightly enameled and with iron-red and gilt, decorated to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a hawk perched on a rock amid crashing waves carrying floating prunus and below a cloudy sky, encircled at the lobed rim with four rectangular panels of different landscapes with auspicious creatures including Buddhist lions, a phoenix, a qilin, a horse, and a crane. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue floral mark within a double circle. (2)Provenance: New York trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light surface scratches, minor rubbing to the iron-red, and manufacturing irregularities including dark spots. Each dish with a short hairline to the rim.Weight: 147.9 g and 131.3 gDimensions: Diameter 16.2 cm and 15.9 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 13 May 2014, lot 84Price: GBP 8,125 or approx.EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille verte lobed dish, Kangxi periodExpert remark:pare the closely related form with similarly scalloped rims, the decoration with similar panels and famille verte enamels. Note the larger sizes (28.2 cm).康熙一對硬彩開光《江上雄鷹》花口盤中國, 1662-1722年。花口，淺弧壁，圈足，明亮的琺瑯彩，盤中開光，一隻雄鷹棲息在江中岩石上，波濤澎拜，空中祥雲；盤沿上邊緣有獅子、鳳凰、麒麟、馬和仙鶴等吉祥圖案。圈足内雙圈青花花卉款。