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A RARE POLYCHROME LACQUER ‘DRAGON’ 清乾隆
DISH 剔彩仿嘉靖雙龍拱壽倭角方盤
MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
《大清乾隆年製》款
superbly modelled with shallow rounded sides divided into
four lobes with gently canted incurved corners, all supported 來源：
on a short foot of corresponding form, the flat interior of 倫敦蘇富比1975年7月8日，編號21（一對之一）
the tray with a lobed cartouche enclosing a stylised shou 或倫敦蘇富比1984年11月1/2日，編號232（一對之一）
medallion flanked by a pair of dragons soaring amidst 香港蘇富比1985年11月20日，編號251（一對之一）
ruyi clouds above cresting waves and jagged rockwork,
surrounded by four lobed cartouches alternating with
four soaring phoenix around the cavetto, each cartouche
enclosing floral blooms borne on leafy stems, each lobed
side of the exterior similarly decorated with a cusped
cartouche, flanked on the sides with two of the Eight
Trigrams, each cartouche enclosing varying auspicious
motifs, including the babao emblems, atop undulating lingzhi
scrolls, all superbly carved through layers of lacquer against
a diapered ground, the foot skirted with a key-fret border,
the base lacquered black and gilt-incised with a six-character
reign mark
21 cm, 8¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 8th July 1975, lot 21 (one of a pair).
Possibly Sotheby’s London, 1st/2nd November 1984, lot 232
(one of a pair).
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 20th November 1985, lot 251 (one of
a pair).

HK$ 2,500,000-3,500,000
US$ 319,000-446,000

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