AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
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AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH

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AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Potted with shallow rounded sides flaring to the everted mouth rim, the interior painted with an ascending five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst flames and ruyi clouds within a single border, the cavetto similarly painted with a pair of striding dragons, the details enamelled in yellow against a cobalt blue ground, the exterior similarly decorated with dragons above a band of lotus lappets encircling the foot ring
9 3/4 in. (25 cm.) diam.

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