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           A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’        PROVENANCE
           JARDINIERE                       English Private Collection.
           QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD    Bonhams London, 7th November 2013, lot 56.
                                            See a jardinière of this type in the Nanjing
           the steeply rounded sides rising to a gently
                                            Museum, illustrated in Xu Huping, ed.,
           lipped rim, painted around the body with a pair   Treasures in the Royalty. The O!  cial Kiln
           of Þ ve-clawed dragons striding among clouds
                                            Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty,
           above a band of foaming waves, the slightly
                                            Shanghai, 2003, pl. 274; and another sold in
           concave base with an unglazed ring encircling a
                                            these rooms, 23rd March 2011, lot 732.
           further recessed-central medallion, with a six-
           character seal mark in underglaze blue  $ 20,000-30,000
           Diameter 8¼ in., 21 cm
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                                            ˪⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦
                                            Ը๕
                                            劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
                                            ΐ㔎恎㿂㕗2013⸜11㚰7㖍炻䶐嘇56



























































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