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A RARE DOUCAI AND IRON-RED ‘DRAGON’ 清康熙 鬪彩礬紅彩雲龍戲珠紋盤
DISH 《大清康熙年製》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI
the curved shallow sides rising from a tapered foot, powerfully
painted to the interior with a ferocious five-clawed dragon in
iron red, its muscular limbs stretched to reach for a flaming
pearl, the fierce creature leaping from tumultuous swirling
waves crashing on rocks enamelled in various shades of green,
the scaly sinuous body partially obscured by stylised scrolling
clouds, the exterior similarly decorated with two iron-red
dragons leaping from scrolling clouds, inscribed to the base
with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
21.3 cm, 8⅜ in.
Mark
HK$ 250,000-350,000
US$ 31,900-44,600