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18 SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK 14 MARCH 2017 MING: THE INTERVENTION OF IMPERIAL TASTE
A RARE ANHUA-DECORATED
TIANBAI-GLAZED DISH
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD
thinly potted, the gently rounded sides rising to a very
slightly lipped rim, decorated around the well in anhua
technique with a pair of scaly dragons in pursuit of ‘ aming
pearls’, amidst cloud scrolls, the center with three radiating
cloud scrolls, applied overall with a ‘sweet white’ (tianbai)
glaze of warm milky tone, save for the footring left unglazed
Diameter 7½ in., 19 cm
$ 200,000-300,000
