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A GREEN AND BLACK-ENAMELED
‘DRAGON’ DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
with shallow rounded sides and a slightly
everted rim, the interior depicting a sinuous
dragon pursuing a ‘ß aming pearl’ amidst ß ame
scrolls, between two green and black-enameled
line borders, the underside similarly decorated
with two striding dragons, the base inscribed
with a six-character seal mark in underglaze
blue
Diameter 7 in., 17.7 cm
$ 8,000-12,000
㶭Ḧ昮ġġġ䵈⼑崽䎈暚漵䲳䚌
˪⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦

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A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’
BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep rounded sides rising from a straight
foot to ß aring rim, the exterior painted in
polychrome enamel with two Þ ve-clawed
dragons each pursuing a ‘ß aming pearl’, a pair
of soaring phoenix dividing the beasts, a dragon
medallion at the well, the base with a six-
character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 6¼ in., 15.9 cm
PROVENANCE
Japanese Private Collection (by repute).
$ 18,000-25,000
㶭Ḧ昮ġġġḼ⼑漵沛⏰䤍䲳䙴
˪⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦
Ը๕
㖍㛔䥩Ṣ㓞啷炷⁛炸

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