A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH

ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)

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A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)
The shallow rounded sides of the dish is incised and enamelled in green on the exterior with two five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flame scrolls, the short foot with a single-line border, all against an iridescent yellow ground. The interior and base are covered with a transparent glaze.
7 1/2 in. (18.9 cm.) diam., box

Provenance

A European private collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s

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Lot Essay

Compare to a Zhengde-marked dish of similar pattern in the Franks Collection in the British Museum, illustrated by Jessica Harrison-Hall in Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 8:29; and one in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated by Magaret Medley in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art , London, 1978, no. 31.

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