Lot Essay
A slightly larger dish with similar decoration was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN LADY
A DOUCAI 'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A DOUCAI 'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The finely potted dish is decorated to interior with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl amongst clouds. The cavetto is decorated with five large ruyi-shaped clouds and the exterior with cresting waves below clouds.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) wide
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The finely potted dish is decorated to interior with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl amongst clouds. The cavetto is decorated with five large ruyi-shaped clouds and the exterior with cresting waves below clouds.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in Asia in the early 20th century, then by descent within the family.
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