ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)

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A RARE GREEN AND YELLOW-GLAZED 'DRAGON' DISH
ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)
Boldly incised on the exterior with two dragons striding in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst clouds, all glazed in bright green and reserved on the deep yellow ground, the interior and base glazed a bluish-tinged white
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) diam., box

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Lot Essay

Compare the two similar Zhengde-marked yellow and green-glazed 'dragon' dishes of slightly larger size (20.2 and 22.6 cm. diam.) illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 206, nos. 8:29 and 8:30.

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