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A fine Chinese bleu de Huê 'qilin' saucer dish, made for the Vietnamese Court, Lê Trinh dynasty, probably Trinh Doanh period (1740-1767), 'Nôi phu thi dông' four character mark, finely painted with two qilin amid clouds with waves below, the underside with a similar design, silver mounted rim, Nôi phu thi dông (Inner Palace, Eastern Chamber) four character mark to base, diameter 14.7cm, tiny glaze losses to rim cf. a bleu de Huê dish with a similar qilin design, sold by Adam's Auctioneers, Dublin, Fine Asian Art, 23 November 2021, lot 206. Provenance - Formerly in the private collection of (Michael) Ngô Ðình Kha (1856–1914), Minister of Rites and Grand Chamberlain under Emperor Thành Thái of the Nguyen Dynasty, Huê, Vietnam. The pieces passed down through direct descent to his daughter, (Elizabeth) Ngô Ðình Thi Hiep (1903–2005) and her husband Nguyen Van Am, residing in the Phu Cam parish of Huê. They were then entrusted by Ngô Ðình Thi Hiep directly to her daughter, (Bernadette) Nguyen Thi Niem (1932-1997), who successfully transported the pieces upon her departure from Vietnam in 1964 amidst the post-coup political transitions. They then passed down by direct maternal inheritance from Nguyen Thi Niem to the current owner, the great-granddaughter of Ngo Ðình Kha. Kha was a high-ranking imperial mandarin and royal confidant to Emperor Thành Thái, as well as co-founder of the Quoc Hoc – Huê High School for the Gifted. A rare Catholic mandarin who bridged traditional Confucian scholarship and Western education, he famously lost his position in 1907 after refusing to sign the French-backed petition to depose the emperor. His historic Huê household is where his children grew up, including future president (Jean-Baptiste) Ngô Ðình Diem (1901-1963).
Estimate:£400
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Estimate:
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