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A VERY RARE YELLOW-GLAZED ANHUA ‘DRAGON’
SAUCER-DISH
Finely potted rising from a tapered foot to a gently flared rim, covered
with an even egg-yolk-yellow glaze save the base glazed white, the
cavetto finely decorated in anhua with a pair of dragons each in
pursuit of the flaming pearl of wisdom amidst cloud and fire scrolls.
18.9cm (7 1/2in) diam.
HK$600,000 - 800,000
US$77,000 - 100,000

天順晚期/成化早期 黃釉模印暗花龍紋盤
Provenance:
Thekla (1923-2013) and Constantine M. (1913-1991) Marinidis,
Athens, and thence by descent

來源：
希臘雅典Thekla（1923-2013）及Constantine M. Marinidis（1913-1991）
伉儷收藏，後由其家人保存迄今
The present pair of yellow-glazed saucer-dishes, offered separately
as Lots 153 and 154, is exceptionally rare. The pair formed part
of the collection of Thekla and Constantine Marinidis, Athens.
The collectors acquired Chinese art from the late 1950s onwards
at leading Chinese art dealers including Bluett’s, John Sparks,
Marchant’s, C.T. Loo, Frank Caro, Compagnie de la Chine at des
Indes and A & J Speelman.

此對黃釉模印暗花龍紋盤十分稀少，源自希臘雅典Thekla及
Constantine M. Marinidis伉儷收藏，特分為兩件而沽，分別為拍品編號
153及拍品編號154。Marinidis家族的收藏始於二十世紀五十年代，他們
時常光顧的古董商包括英國Bluett’s，John Sparks，A & J Speelman，
馬錢特， 美國盧芹齋，弗蘭克·卡羅亞， 以及法國Compagnie de la
Chine et des Indes。

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