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Compare a similar dish described as having an 'under blue glaze', illustrated in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 7.
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KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE, AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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a pair of aubergine-glazed anhua-decorated 'dragon' dishes
Kangxi six-character marks within a double circle, and of the period (1662-1722)
Each with shallow rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to a slightly flaring rim, the exteriors incised with two five-clawed dragons striding towards a flaming pearl amidst flame scrolls above lotus petals around the base, the interiors with a similar dragon in the medallion and two striding around the well, all under a violet-blue glaze, the bases glazed white, rim chips and hairlines
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) diam. (2)
Kangxi six-character marks within a double circle, and of the period (1662-1722)
Each with shallow rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to a slightly flaring rim, the exteriors incised with two five-clawed dragons striding towards a flaming pearl amidst flame scrolls above lotus petals around the base, the interiors with a similar dragon in the medallion and two striding around the well, all under a violet-blue glaze, the bases glazed white, rim chips and hairlines
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) diam. (2)
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