Lot Essay
See a nearly identical example in the collection of Nanjing Museum, published in Imperial Kiln Porcelain of Qing Dynasty- Gems of Collections in Nanjing Museum, Shenzhen, 1998, p. 51, no. 49.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LARGE IRON-RED-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ CHARGER
TONGZHI-GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908), CHUXIUGONG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
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A LARGE IRON-RED-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ CHARGER
TONGZHI-GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908), CHUXIUGONG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
The dish is decorated to the central medallion with a front-facing five-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, the well with a further four five-clawed striding dragons contesting pearls, the pattern is repeated on the exterior.
18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) diam., box
TONGZHI-GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908), CHUXIUGONG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
The dish is decorated to the central medallion with a front-facing five-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, the well with a further four five-clawed striding dragons contesting pearls, the pattern is repeated on the exterior.
18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) diam., box
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