Lot Essay
Compare with a dish of simliar form and style, decorated with 'Precious Objects' to the cavetto instead of dragons, that was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 1 June 2011, lot 3509.
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QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A PAIR OF YELLOW AND GREEN-ENAMELLED FOLIATE-DISHES
QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
With shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring foliate rim, incised and decorated with a central medallion of a dragon amidst detached floral sprays and a flaming pearl, surrounded by a further pair of dragons also chasing flaming pearls, the exterior similarly decorated, with double-line borders in black around the interior and exterior mouth rim, all reserved on a bright yellow ground
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diam. (2)
QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
With shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring foliate rim, incised and decorated with a central medallion of a dragon amidst detached floral sprays and a flaming pearl, surrounded by a further pair of dragons also chasing flaming pearls, the exterior similarly decorated, with double-line borders in black around the interior and exterior mouth rim, all reserved on a bright yellow ground
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Property from an Important Asian Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 23 May 1978, lot 171.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 23 May 1978, lot 171.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Brought to you by
Caroline Allen
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