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          THE PROPERTY OF MARCHANT, EST. 1925
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          A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED              A FINE YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED ‘LOTUS’ DISH
          ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS                                      QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
          GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE      AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
          AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)                       The exterior of the dish is fnely incised and enameled in emerald green with
          Each bowl is decorated in green enamel on the exterior with two incised   eight stylized lotus fowerheads, reserved on a translucent egg-yolk yellow
          dragons in pursuit of faming pearls, amidst wispy clouds and fames, belwow   glaze that also covers the interior.
          a scrolling foliate band around the rim, and is decorated on the interior with a   6º in. (15.8 cm.) diam.
          central shou character within a double circle, all reserved on an opaque lemon-
          yellow ground.                                      $15,000-20,000
          3√ in. (10 cm.) diam.
                                                         (2)
                                                              PROVENANCE
          $7,000-9,000
                                                              Private collection, Switzerland.
                                                              清乾隆   黃地綠彩折枝蓮紋盤   六字篆書款
          PROVENANCE
          Private collection, England.
          清光緒   黃地綠彩雙龍戲珠紋盌一對   六字楷書款












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