ANOTHER PROPERTY A Pair of Large Blue and White DishesKangxi period Each with a shallow interior painted in vibrant violet-blue with a pair of golden pheasant standing on rockwork amidst a variety of peony, magnolia and other flora, a thin band of floral decoration at the well, and the wide flat rim painted with tones four ogival floral panels on a dense scrolling ground with alternate depictions of peacocks, the exteriors with six ribbon-tied scholarly items, a prunus blossom mark within double circle at base. 15 1/4in and 15 1/2in (39cm and 39.5cm) diam 清康熙 雙雉孔雀青花大盤一對 pare the Kangxi blue and white dish of larger size with the same peacock design on the boarder, illustrated by Li in Chinese Ceramics: A New Standard Guide , New York, 1996, p. 288, no. 583, with further discussions on p. 320.