Antique Chinese 17th C Porcelain Ko Akae Ming China Plate Fenghuang Ducks
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Condition Report: Overall Condition; With a Kintsugi repair & 3 hairlines. Size: 207mm.
A very nicely decorated plate. Rare.
Ko-Akae with two different scenes depicted. 1 half side of the central plate has a fenghuang/phoenix flying in the clouds. When you turn the plate upside down you will see a group of ducks near a water, 1 duck flying.
symbolism
Phoenix
Phoenix – Feng-Huang – represents the Empress, beauty, goodness, warmth, prosperity, peace, the Sun, abundance harvests, reason in government. It is commonly used as a female symbol. Rules of the Southern Quadrant. Also called Vermilion Bird.
Source: Nilson, J. Gotheborg: Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collectors’ Help and Info Page. Retrieved from the Gotheborg website.
Duck
Emblem of joy. A pair of mandarin ducks is the symbol of martial fidelity often depicted together with lotus, as a rule in a pond scene.
Source: Nilson, J. Gotheborg: Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collectors’ Help and Info Page. Retrieved from the Gotheborg website.
17-1-20-1-1
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