A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISH KangxiA LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISHKangxiWith rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to an everted rim, the interior painted with a medallion centred with a Buddhist lion encircled by a band of continuous lotus meander, further encircled by eight lotus lappets decorated with mythical four-legged animals alternating with bird and flowers vignettes, all reserved on a dotted green ground interspersed with floral scrolls, the rim painted with floral cartouches reserved on a diaper ground. 50cm (19 6/8in) diam.清康熙 五彩開光瑞獸紋盤Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related famille verte dish decorated with similar lions, c.1700, illustrated by C.J.A.Jorg, Famille Verte: Chinese porcelain in Green Enamels, Lier, 2011, p.68, no.70. Another related dish with similar patterns and lappets, early 18th century, is illustrated in Ibid., p.49, no.42. See also a related famille verte dish, Kangxi, illustrated in Viaggio in Occidente. Porcellane Orientali nelle Civiche Collezioni Genovesi, Milan, 1992, p.191.Compare with a related large famille verte dish, Kangxi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 7 November 2013, lot 204.public_sentiment_keywords: BUDDHISTis_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item/51930690.jpgsold_price_type: £