QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A 'DRAGON' DISH DECORATED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OVERGLAZE IRON RED ENAMEL
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795)
Finely potted with slightly everted rim, and standing on a low foot, decorated on the interior with a central medallion depicting a red five-clawed dragon against blue waves, and on the exterior with nine smaller dragons against similar blue waves.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

Qianlong dishes of this pattern are known, cf. the example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, illustrated by S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, 1989, p. 283, pl. 291; the dish included in the Exhibition of Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Hong Kong, 1973, no. 70; and a pair of dishes from the Edward T. Chow Collection, sold in Hong Kong 19 May 1981, lot 543.

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