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A PAIR OF IRON-RED AND 明萬曆 青花礬紅彩九龍盌一對
UNDERGLAZE-BLUE ‘DRAGON’ 《大明萬曆年製》款
BOWLS
MARKS AND PERIOD OF WANLI 參考一對相類作例，錄於《中国名陶展 ·中
国陶磁2000年の精華》，東京，1992年，編
each with shallow rounded sides resting on a 號95。
tapered foot, the interior with a domed central
medallion painted in iron red with a five-clawed
dragon in profile, writhing amongst scrolling
clouds above underglaze-blue turbulent waves
cresting with foams, all within a double-line
border repeated at the rim, the exterior similarly
decorated with eight further dragons in various
poses above waves, inscribed to the base with a
six-character reign mark within a double circle
12.2 cm, 4⅞ in.
HK$ 400,000-600,000 Marks
US$ 51,500-77,000
Compare a similar pair exhibited in Chugoku
meito ten: Chugoku toji 2000-nen no seika
[Exhibition of Chinese pottery: two thousand
years of Chinese ceramics], Tokyo, 1992, cat.
no. 95.
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