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A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ DISH
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
the shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to
an everted rim, brightly painted and enamelled to the interior
with a medallion enclosing a pair of dragons divided by a pair
of phoenix, all reserved on a dense leafy floral scroll ground,
the well and exterior similarly decorated, the base inscribed
with a six-character mark in underglaze blue
24.8 cm, 9¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Lady Mary Stewart, acquired 1965.

£ 10,000-20,000
HK$ 103,000-206,000 US$ 13,100-26,200
清康熙 五彩龍鳳呈祥紋盤
《大清康熙年製》款

來源
Mary Stewart女士，購於1965年

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AN IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE
‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior
adorned in underglaze blue with a band of nine magnificent
sea creatures, including a dragon and carp, leaping against
vivid turbulent waves in iron-red, the rim and the foot
encircled by keyfret bands, the interior with a central
medallion of a winged dragon amongst iron-red waves, the
base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
21.1 cm, 8¼ in.
£ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 103,000-154,000 US$ 13,100-19,700
清乾隆 青花礬紅彩海獸紋盌
《大清乾隆年製》款

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