Lot Essay
Henry Mazot was the Chairman of the Bank of Indochina and worked in Beijing from the 1920s until 1946 when he moved back to Normandy, France.
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KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior is decorated with a central roundel enclosing two green and aubergine enamelled dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds and fire scrolls, their scaly bodies and facial features finely incised, within a double-line border on a rich yellow ground. The exterior is decorated with four double grape clusters below the rim that is encircled by a line border.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam.
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior is decorated with a central roundel enclosing two green and aubergine enamelled dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds and fire scrolls, their scaly bodies and facial features finely incised, within a double-line border on a rich yellow ground. The exterior is decorated with four double grape clusters below the rim that is encircled by a line border.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956).
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Kate Hunt
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