A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISHES

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISHES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each dish is delicately decorated in underglaze blue and filled in with vibrant enamels to depict a sinuous five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls. The dragon is surrounded by four further lingzhi-shaped clouds. The exterior of the dish is decorated with cloud scrolls above a band of tumultuous waves encircling the foot.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Private UK Collection.

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Lot Essay

Yongzheng dishes of this pattern are found in a variety of sizes, ranging from 11.5 cm. to over 17 cm. in diameter. The current lot may be compared to the dish included in the exhibition, Wonders of the Potter's Palette, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1984, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 45; and a pair included in the Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Anthology of Chinese Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1985, and illustrated in the Catalogue, pl. 175. Christie's Hong Kong sold a similar doucai 'dragon' dish (15 cm. diam.) on 31 May 2010, lot 2050.

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