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A green and aubergine-glazed yellow-
ground ‘dragons’ saucer dish
Daoguang seal mark and of the period
Thinly potted, the centre of the interior incised with two five-clawed
dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames within a double-circle
border, framed by six floral sprays and fruiting sprigs, the exterior with
two dragons in mutual pursuit divided by lingzhi.
10.6cm (4 1/8in) diam.
£1,500 - 2,500
HK$19,000 - 31,000
CNY15,000 - 25,000
清道光 黃地紫綠彩雙龍戲珠紋盤 紫彩「大清道光年製」篆書款
Provenance 來源: R. & G.McPherson Ltd., London (label)
Roy Davids Collection, no.3
An example similar in size and design, Daoguang seal mark and
period, is illustrated by S.Kwan, Imperial Porcelain of the Late Qing
from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, no.59.
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A ‘green and yellow’-glazed incised ‘dragons’ bowl
Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period
The rounded sides rising from a tall foot, the exterior covered in a
lemon-yellow glaze, finely incised with two five-clawed dragons in
pursuit of flaming pearls amidst flames and cloud scrolls heightened in
green enamel, a band of ruyi along the rim. 14.1cm (5 1/2in) diam.
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$38,000 - 63,000 CNY30,000 - 50,000
清雍正 黃地綠彩雙龍戲珠紋碗 青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款
Provenance 來源: S.Marchant and Son Ltd., London (label)
Desmond R.Laurence Collection, no.349, acquired on 24 October 1987
Roy Davids Collection, no.7, acquired on 20 October 2001
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Bowls with green five-clawed dragons on a yellow ground like the
present lot were used by a fourth-rank consort, fei. For a similar
example see Chinese Porcelain: The S.C.Ko Tianminlou Collection,
Part II, Hong Kong, 1987, p.140, no.97. A smaller example with very
similar design, Yongzheng mark and period, is illustrated by C.Ho and
B.Bronson in Splendors of China’s Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign
of Emperor Qianlong, Hong Kong, 2004, p.204, no.251.
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A yellow and green-enamelled bowl
Jiaqing seal mark and of the period
With rounded sides rising from a tall foot, covered overall in a yellow
glaze, the exterior finely incised with birds amidst flowering and fruiting
peach trees heightened in green enamel, all between incised lines at
foot and rim. 12.4cm (4 7/8in) diam.
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$19,000 - 25,000 CNY15,000 - 20,000
清嘉慶 黃地綠彩果鳥紋碗 黑彩「大清嘉慶年製」篆書款
Provenance 來源: S.Marchant and Son Ltd., London (label)
Desmond R.Laurence Collection, no.470, acquired on
20 March 1989 (label)
Roy Davids Collection, no.5, acquired on 20 October 2001
A similar bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and period, was sold at Christie’s
Hong Kong on 27 May 2008, lot 1774.