Lot Essay
Cf. two similar examples sold in these Rooms, 19 January 1988, lot 334 and 26 September 1989, lot 622
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A FINE GREEN AND AUBERGINE YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' DISH
AUBERGINE QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely incised and enamelled to the centre with a pair of confronted dragons divided by a 'flaming pearl' surrounded by cloud scrolls, the exterior with four double bunches of grapes suspended from the rim--5 1/8in. (13cm.) diam.
AUBERGINE QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely incised and enamelled to the centre with a pair of confronted dragons divided by a 'flaming pearl' surrounded by cloud scrolls, the exterior with four double bunches of grapes suspended from the rim--5 1/8in. (13cm.) diam.