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A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED
'DRAGON' DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL WITHIN A
DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior is decorated with a central roundel enclosing two green and
aubergine enamelled dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds and fire
scrolls, their scaly bodies and facial features finely incised, within a double-
line border on a rich yellow ground. The exterior is decorated with four double
grape clusters below the rim that is encircled by a line border.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam.
£5,000-7,000 US$6,400-8,900
€5,500-7,700
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956).
Henry Mazot was the Chairman of the Bank of Indochina and worked in
Beijing from the 1920s until 1946 when he moved back to Normandy, France.

清康熙 黃地紫綠彩雙龍戲珠紋小盤 雙圈六字楷書款
來源:
法國Henry Mazot (1882-1956年)舊藏

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A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED
'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN AUBERGINE ENAMEL
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The dish is incised to the interior with two five-clawed dragons in pursuit of
the flaming pearl, all highlighted in aubergine and green enamels. The exterior
is incised and enamelled in green with four cranes in flight amongst four
scrolling clouds.
15 5/8. in. (14.3 cm.) diam.
£4,000-6,000 US$5,200-7,700
€4,400-6,600

PROVENANCE:
Private Japanese Collection.
Christie's London, 6 November 2018, lot 242.

清乾隆 黃地紫綠彩雙龍戲珠紋盤 六字篆書款

來源:
日本私人舊藏
倫敦佳士得, 2018年11月6日, 拍品242號

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