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DRAGONS FROM THE EMPIRE - IMPERIAL CERAMICS FROM THE YIDETANG COLLECTION
A FINE AND RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND IRON-RED DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN BLACK ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A FINE AND RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND IRON-RED DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN BLACK ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The bowl is painted on the exterior with a pair of iron-red dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amid underglaze-blue clouds above a band of upright petal lappets. The centre of the interior is painted with a medallion enclosing a dragon in similar design.
5 in. (12.6 cm.) diam., box
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN BLACK ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The bowl is painted on the exterior with a pair of iron-red dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amid underglaze-blue clouds above a band of upright petal lappets. The centre of the interior is painted with a medallion enclosing a dragon in similar design.
5 in. (12.6 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 1997, lot 311
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales