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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN INCISED YELLOW AND GREEN-ENAMELED `DRAGON’ DISH
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Details
AN INCISED YELLOW AND GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON’ DISH
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The dish has a petal-shaped rim and is decorated in the center with a writhing five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, encircled by two further dragons in similar pursuit amongst flower sprays in the well. The exterior is similarly decorated with dragons.
5 1⁄4 in. (13.3 cm.) diam.
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The dish has a petal-shaped rim and is decorated in the center with a writhing five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, encircled by two further dragons in similar pursuit amongst flower sprays in the well. The exterior is similarly decorated with dragons.
5 1⁄4 in. (13.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Private collection, Japan.
Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 297.
Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 297.
Literature
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Shinchō kōgei no bi: shūrei na Shinchō tōji o chūshin ni [The Beauty of Qing Art: Elegant Qing Dynasty Ceramics], Osaka, 1992, cat. no. 184.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist