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A rare cinnabar lacquer ‘dragon’ dish
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period
The shallow dish skilfully carved on the centre with an elaborate large
dragon, striding amidst flames and clouds above crashing waves and
rockwork, grasping at two of the three small roundels above its head
reading fu, shou, lu, within a band of four dragons divided by waves
and rockwork, the exterior with leafy floral stems and various emblems,
wood box and cover.
22.1cm (8 3/4in) diam. (3).

HK$1,500,000 - 1,800,000
US$190,000 - 230,000

明嘉靖 剔紅福祿壽龍紋盤 「大明嘉靖年製」楷書款

The present dish belongs to a group of Jiajing-marked lacquer wares
with five-clawed dragons carved in a similar vigorous and lively style.
The auspicious characters shou, fu and lu (longevity, good fortune
and high salary) also appear in peach roundels on a Jiajing period
lacquer dish, illustrated in Collections of the Palace Museum. Carved
Lacquer ware, Beijing, 2008, Catalogue no.85. See also a bowl with a
similar design, Jiajing mark and period, illustrated in Carving the Subtle
Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace
Museum, Taipei, 2008, pl.88.
A related three-colour box and cover, Jiajing mark and period, was
sold in our London rooms, 11 November 2010, lot 429.
本拍品是一組明嘉靖款五爪龍紋漆器的其中一件。相關例子可見《故
宮博物院藏雕漆》，北京，2008年，編號85。台北國立故宮博物院
也藏一件明嘉靖帶款漆盌，紋飾與本器相似，見《和光剔采：故宮藏
漆》，台北，2008年，圖版88。
再參考一件明嘉靖帶款剔彩蓋盒，拍賣於倫敦邦瀚斯，2010年11月11
日，拍品編號429。

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