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A RARE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH
MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAJING

明嘉靖 黄地青花趕珠雲龍紋盤
《大明嘉靖年製》款

the shallow rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot, 來源：
painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a pair 山中商會，紐約
of five-clawed dragons, their sinuous scaly bodies writhing Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1937年（£14）
amongst stylised ruyi cloud scrolls, all encircled by double line R.H.R. Palmer 伉儷收藏，自1937年始（£20）
borders repeated at the rim, the exterior decorated with eight 倫敦蘇富比1962年11月27日，編號36（£950）
sets of stylised cloud and flame scrolls between line borders, 羅傑琵金頓（1928-69年）收藏，自1962年始
all reserved against a rich egg-yolk yellow ground, the white 茉琳琵金頓（1928-2011年）收藏
base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze
blue within double circles 展覽：
16.4 cm, 6½ in. 《Polychrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties》
，東方陶瓷學會，倫敦，1950年，編號100
PROVENANCE 《Loan Exhibition of the Animal in Chinese Art》，東方陶瓷學
會，倫敦，1968年，編號36
Yamanaka & Co., Ltd, New York.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1937 (£14).
Collection of Mr and Mrs R.H.R. Palmer, from 1937 (£20).
Sotheby’s London, 27th November 1962, lot 36 (£950).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1962.
Collection of Maureen Pilkington (1928-2011).

EXHIBITED

Polychrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties,
Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1950, cat. no. 100.
Loan Exhibition of the Animal in Chinese Art, Oriental Ceramic
Society, London, 1968, cat. no. 36.

HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,500-90,500

Mark
48 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比