Lot Essay
Compare to an identical decorated dish sold at Christie's London, 11 May 2015, lot 10.
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PROPERTY OF A DUTCH GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' DISHES
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Details
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' DISHES
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each dish is decorated to the centre with a five-clawed dragon amongst cresting waves. The exterior is similarly decorated with nine dragons evenly separated by cresting waves.
7 in. ( 17.8 cm.) diam.
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each dish is decorated to the centre with a five-clawed dragon amongst cresting waves. The exterior is similarly decorated with nine dragons evenly separated by cresting waves.
7 in. ( 17.8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Amassed in Europe in the 1980s.
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