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A RARE YELLOW AND GREEN ‘DRAGON’ ZHADOU
MARK AND PERIOD OF ZHENGDE

明正德 黃地綠彩趕珠雲龍紋渣斗
《正德年製》款

the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to 來源：
a wide neck flaring at the rim, brightly decorated around the Derek Ide（1970年卒）收藏，至1964年
exterior with incised details picked out in bright green enamel Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1964年（£275）
and reserved on a deep yellow ground, depicting four five- 羅傑琵金頓（1928-69年）收藏，自1964年始（£385）
clawed dragons striding among stylised clouds in pursuit of 茉琳琵金頓（1928-2011年）收藏
a ‘flaming pearl’, their writhing scaly bodies emitting flames,
above a band of petal lappets and a single-line fillet encircling 出版：
the foot, the interior and the base left white, the base inscribed Adrian Joseph，《Ming Porcelains: Their Origins and
in underglaze blue with a four-character reign mark within Development》，倫敦，1971年，圖版74及封底
double circles
14.8 cm, 5⅞ in.

PROVENANCE

Collection of Derek Ide (d. 1970), until 1964.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1964 (£275).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1964 (£385).
Collection of Maureen Pilkington (1928-2011).

LITERATURE

Adrian Joseph, Ming Porcelains. Their Origins and
Development, London, 1971, pl. 74 and back cover.

HK$ 700,000-900,000
US$ 90,500-117,000

Mark
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