A RARE AUBERGINE AND GREEN-GLAZED DRAGON DISH
A RARE AUBERGINE AND GREEN-GLAZED DRAGON DISH

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A RARE AUBERGINE AND GREEN-GLAZED DRAGON DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior incised with a five-clawed dragon amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the well and the exterior encircled by two further striding dragons, the aubergine decoration reserved against a green ground
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

An identical dish is illustrated by Yang Boda in The Tsui Musuem of Art. Chinese Ceramics IV; Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 115; and another is illustrated in The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Part II, Hong Kong, 1987, p. 132, no. 87; and a third is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 74.

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