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A BLUE-GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED
‘DRAGON’ DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot
to an everted rim, painted to the centre with a yellow-
enamelled scaly five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming
pearl, encircled at the well and to the exterior by two similar
dragons, all reserved on a rich cobalt-blue ground, the base
with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue
25.1 cm, 9¾ in.
£ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 52,500-73,000 US$ 6,700-9,300
清乾隆 藍地黃龍戲珠圖盤
《大清乾隆年製》款

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