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A PAIR OF LARGE REVERSE- See one sold at Christie’s Paris, 10th December
DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE 2014, lot 303. Two others sold at Christie’s New
‘DRAGON’ DISHES York, the first 20th March 2014, lot 2160, the
DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS AND second 21st March 2013, lot 1492. Dishes of
PERIOD this type are also found with yellow-enameled
dragons, see one sold in these rooms, 24th
each with shallow rounded sides, rising from a March 2018, lot 1576, and three sold in our
subtly tapered foot to an everted rim, a central Hong Kong rooms, 31st May 2018, lots 542
roundel enclosing a fiery dragon pursuing a and 545, and 2nd December 2016, lot 834. For
‘flaming pearl’ amidst flames and cloud scrolls a Qianlong mark and period blue and white
on an inky powder-blue ground, the cavetto and example, see one sold at Christie’s London,
exterior similarly decorated with the dragons in 15th May 2007, lot 270.
profile, the recessed base glazed white and with
a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue (2) $ 15,000-20,000
Diameter 10 in., 25.3 cm

PROVENANCE
清道光 青花地留白趕珠雲龍紋
Frank Crane, The Hundred Antiques, Toronto,
1960s-1980s, and thence by descent. 盤一對
《大清道光年製》款
來源
Frank Crane，The Hundred Antiques，
多倫多，1960至1980年代，此後家族傳承

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