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A BLUE AND YELLOW 'DRAGON' DISH
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Well painted and enamelled on the centre of the dish with a yellow dragon leaping amidst flames and scrolling clouds in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', all against an underglaze-blue ground, the cavetto and exterior sides similarly decorated with pairs of striding dragons
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) diam.
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Well painted and enamelled on the centre of the dish with a yellow dragon leaping amidst flames and scrolling clouds in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', all against an underglaze-blue ground, the cavetto and exterior sides similarly decorated with pairs of striding dragons
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Yangzhitang Collection, sold in our Singapore Rooms, 30 March 1997, lot 344
Exhibited
Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, Catalogue no. 26
Imperial Porcelain of Late Ch'ing from the Kwan Collection, National Museum of History, Taipei, 1985, Catalogue no. 26
Imperial Porcelain of Late Ch'ing from the Kwan Collection, National Museum of History, Taipei, 1985, Catalogue no. 26