Lot Essay
A similar dish was included in the exhibition, Imperial Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, Messrs S Marchant & Son, London, June 1996, illustrated in the Catalogue, p. 39, no. 23.
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A FINE AND VERY RARE PAIR OF IRON-RED-DECORATED CAFE-AU-LAIT-GROUND DISHES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each finely potted shallow saucer covered in a translucent glaze of beige tone decorated in shades of iron-red to the central medallion with a finely pencilled dragon reaching to grasp a 'flaming pearl' amidst cloud scrolls, the reverse with a border of rolling and crashing waves interrupted at the compass points by jagged mountains
5 1/4 in. (13.2 cm.) diam., box (2)
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each finely potted shallow saucer covered in a translucent glaze of beige tone decorated in shades of iron-red to the central medallion with a finely pencilled dragon reaching to grasp a 'flaming pearl' amidst cloud scrolls, the reverse with a border of rolling and crashing waves interrupted at the compass points by jagged mountains
5 1/4 in. (13.2 cm.) diam., box (2)