Lot Essay
See a very similar, slightly larger Qianlong mark and period dish (14.5 cm. diam.) sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2375.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE DUTCH COLLECTION
A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The interior of the dish is finely incised and enamelled in aubergine and green with two five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst flame scrolls. The exterior is decorated with four pairs of leafy grape clusters.
5 1/8 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The interior of the dish is finely incised and enamelled in aubergine and green with two five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst flame scrolls. The exterior is decorated with four pairs of leafy grape clusters.
5 1/8 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
With Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 12 June 1975.
Private Dutch Collection, acquired in 1975, and thence by descent within the family.
Private Dutch Collection, acquired in 1975, and thence by descent within the family.
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