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UNDERGLAZE-BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN THREE COLUMNS WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A LARGE IRON-RED 'DRAGON' DISH
UNDERGLAZE-BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN THREE COLUMNS WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Enamelled in the centre in darker and lighter shades of iron-red with a medallion enclosing two five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames, below four striding dragons around the well, the exterior similarly decorated with four dragons above the unglazed, grooved foot, minor rim chip
13 3/16 in. (32.5 cm.) diam.
UNDERGLAZE-BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN THREE COLUMNS WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Enamelled in the centre in darker and lighter shades of iron-red with a medallion enclosing two five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames, below four striding dragons around the well, the exterior similarly decorated with four dragons above the unglazed, grooved foot, minor rim chip
13 3/16 in. (32.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
E. T. Hall. Collection, no. 157
Exhibited
Oriental Ceramic Society, Iron in the Fire, Oxford, 1988, no. 78
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