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A GREEN AND BLACK-ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’
DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
with shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot,
enameled to the interior with a large dragon pursuing a
‘ aming pearl’ amidst ames within two bands, the exterior
with two further dragons also in pursuit against a carved
ground of waves with emerging rocks, the base with a six-
character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 7⅛ in., 18 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
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A PAIR OF GREEN AND BLACK-ENAMELED
‘DRAGON’ CUPS AND SAUCERS
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI / YONGZHENG
PERIOD
each enameled with a pair of ve-clawed dragons, striding in
pursuit of ‘ aming pearls’, the saucers centered with a shou
character, the bases with apocryphal six-character Chenghua
marks in underglaze blue (4)
Diameter of saucers 4⅝ in., 11.7 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
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