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A FINE BLUE-GROUND GREEN-
ENAMELLED ‘DRAGON’ DISH
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
The rounded sides rising from a tapered
foot to an everted rim, the interior with a
bright green-enamelled dragon with black
enamel over the fifth claw writhing in pursuit
of a flaming pearl, the motif repeated in the
cavetto and around the exterior with two
dragons, all amidst flame scrolls and clouds,
wood stand.
32cm (12 5/8in) diam. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
HK$32,000 - 53,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
A Kangxi mark and period ‘dragon’ dish with
green enamel and black-enamelled fifth claw
is illustrated by J. Ayers, The Baur Collection,
Vol. IV, Geneva, 1972, pl. A555.

A slightly larger dish of the same decoration,
but without black enamel to the fifth claws,
was sold by Christies Hong Kong, 1 June
2016, Lot 3236. Bowls of the same palette,
also with black-enamelled fifth claws, have
been sold by Sotheby’s New York, 23
September 2020, lot 560, and Sotheby’s
London, 8 December 1992, lot 315.

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A GREEN AND YELLOW-GLAZED
ANHUA ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
Daoguang seal mark and of the period
The exterior with incised and green-
enamelled decoration of dragons and
phoenixes amidst flaming scrolls, all above a
green band of lotus palmette.
11.7cm (4 5/8in) diam.
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000 146
CNY8,800 - 13,000

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