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A PAIR OF UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND IRON-
RED DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ DISHES
DAOGUANG GENGXU CYCLICAL DATE IN IRON RED,
CORRESPONDING TO 1850 AND OF THE PERIOD
Each dish is potted with shallow rounded sides, enamelled on the
interior in iron red with a leaping five-clawed dragon embracing a
flaming pearl amidst underglaze-blue clouds, the exterior similarly
decorated with two red scaly dragons pursuing flaming pearls
amidst cloud scrolls in blue. The base is inscribed in iron red with
a six-character Daoguang gengxu date.
6¡ in. (16.1 cm.) diam. (2)
HK$180,000-260,000 US$24,000-34,000
道光庚戌年 (1850) 青花礬紅龍戲珠紋盤一對
礬紅彩《道光庚戌年製》楷書款
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