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A BLUE-GLAZED ANHUA-
DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ DISH
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH
CENTURY

the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot
to a ared rim left white, incised to the interior
with a central medallion enclosing three stylized
ruyi clouds, the cavetto decorated in anhua with
two dragons pacing amidst further ruyi clouds,
covered overall in a blue glaze, the white base
with an apocryphal underglaze-blue Xuande mark
within a double circle
Diameter 8½ in., 22.7 cm

PROVENANCE

Virginia Private Collection.
Sotheby’s New York, 18th October 1974, lot 548
(part lot).
Sotheby’s New York, 5th May 1979, lot 50 (part
lot).

$ 10,000-15,000

20 1974 10 18 548
1979 5 5 50

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A BLUE-GLAZED SQUARE-FORM
VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND
PERIOD

robustly potted, of archaic cong form supported
on a straight foot and surmounted by a short
circular neck, the rectangular body molded
on opposite sides with elephant-head handles
suspending xed rings, covered overall in a rich
blue glaze thinning to a pale tone around the
edges, the base with a six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
Height 11⅜ in., 28.9 cm

$ 20,000-30,000

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