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PROPERTY FROM THE STRONG MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE COLLECTIONS FUND
AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND YELLOW-GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND YELLOW-GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The interior is decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, below two further dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds in the well, and the exterior is similarly decorated above a band of petal lappets, all in lemon yellow reserved on an underglaze-blue ground.
9 7⁄8 in. (25 cm.) diam.
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The interior is decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, below two further dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds in the well, and the exterior is similarly decorated above a band of petal lappets, all in lemon yellow reserved on an underglaze-blue ground.
9 7⁄8 in. (25 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Alice Motley Woodbury (1859-1933) Collection, Rochester, New York.
The Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York, accessioned in 1975.
The Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York, accessioned in 1975.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist