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A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND IRON-RED 'BATS' CUPS 清同治 黃地礬紅彩百蝠紋蓋碗一對 礬紅四字楷書款
AND COVERS, A LARGE YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE
'DRAGON' DISH AND A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND INCISED 清光緒 黃地粉彩戲珠龍紋盤 礬紅六字楷書款
'DRAGON' DISHES 清光緒 黃地暗花雙龍戲珠盤一對 六字楷書款
THE CUPS AND COVERS: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN
IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874) 來源:
THE DISHES: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE 歐洲私人珍藏
PERIOD (1875-1908)
The pair of yellow-ground cups and covers are decorated with numerous
iron-red bats in fight. The large dish is decorated to the interior with a central
dragon fanked by two other dragons in pursuit of the faming pearl. The exterior
is similarly decorated with two dragons. Each of the yellow-ground dishes are
incised with a central dragon amongst clouds chasing the faming pearl. The
reverse is similarly decorated with two confronting dragons in pursuit.
The largest, 14 in. ( 35.6 cm.) diam. (5)
£6,000-8,000 US$7,400-9,900
€6,800-9,000
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