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Lot 292
A pair of yellow-glazed 'dragon' saucer-dishes Xuantong six-character marks and of the period
13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,000 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA pair of yellow-glazed 'dragon' saucer-dishes
Xuantong six-character marks and of the period
Each dish with gently rounded sides, incised on the interior with a single writhing dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, amidst flame scrolls, the exteriors incised with a pair of similar striding dragons, the interiors and sides covered with a rich egg-yolk yellow, the base with underglaze blue mark beneath a clear glaze.
18.6cm (7¼in) diam. (2).
Each dish with gently rounded sides, incised on the interior with a single writhing dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, amidst flame scrolls, the exteriors incised with a pair of similar striding dragons, the interiors and sides covered with a rich egg-yolk yellow, the base with underglaze blue mark beneath a clear glaze.
18.6cm (7¼in) diam. (2).
Footnotes
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 22 June 1971, lots 70 (part lot) and 80
Compare a similar pair of incised dragon dishes sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, lot 1090, but with the marks in aubergine enamel over a yellow glaze.














