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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 561

A FINE YELLOW-ENAMELED AND BLUE - GROUND 'DRAGON' DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PE RIOD
Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 USD

A FINE YELLOW-ENAMELED AND BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' DISH
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
清康熙 青花地黃彩趕珠雲龍紋盤 《大清康熙年製》款

the low rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, well enameled in bright tones of yellow against a rich cobalt-blue ground,
centered by a ferocious five-clawed dragon writhing amid flames and cloud swirls in pursuit of a 'Flaming Pearl', decorated around
the well with two further dragons chasing 'Flaming Pearls', the exterior similarly decorated with a pair of dragons above a lotus
lappet border, the base glazed white and inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, Japanese
box (3)

Diameter 10 in., 25.6 cm

Provenance
Japanese Private Collection (by repute).

來源
日本私人收藏（傳）

Catalogue Note
Dynamic in both design and coloration, the present dish reflects the imperial power of the Qing dynasty. Blue symbolizes
immortality and evokes the sky and water, while yellow corresponds with Earth traditionally believed to be at the center of the

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