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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON DISHES
Guangxu mark and period
Displaying five clawed dragons vying for flaming pearls amid smoke
and clouds, the underside similarly decorated, the bases centered with
the six-character marks in standard script.
6 5/8in (16.7cm) diameter
$3,000 - 5,000
A single similar size and decoration dish also Guangxu mark and
period was sold in our former San Francisco showrooms as lot 272 in
sale 24904 of 26 June 2018.
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CECILIA CHIANG,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 601
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TWO BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON DECORATED JARDINIÈRES
20th century
Each heavily potted, the cylindrical walls decorated with dragons amid
clouds, each facing a central temple complex, one inscribed with the
date Mingguo ershier nian guihai qiu yue li (1933), the other dated by
inscription Mingguo ershisan nian meng xiayue dan (1934), the
base unglazed.
13 1/2in (34.3cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500
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TWO BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS: A DISH AND A BRUSHPOT
19th century
The dish with meandering lotus scrolls encircled by stylized borders,
the foot unglazed (hairline crack); the brushpot thickly potted in
cylindrical form , the surface painted in cobalt blue with with dragons in
pursuit of the flaming pearl.
7 1/2in (19.1cm) height of brushpot
$800 - 1,200
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FOUR BLUE AND WHITE PLAQUES
Republic Period
Each rectangular plaque painted in cobalt blue depicting figures in a
mountainous landscape, all mounted within a hardwood frame.
12in (30.5cm) height of porcelain (sight)
$800 - 1,200 602
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