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A yellow-glazed 'dragon' saucer dish Daoguang seal mark and of the period image 1
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Lot 293

A yellow-glazed 'dragon' saucer dish
Daoguang seal mark and of the period

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,600 inc. premium

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A yellow-glazed 'dragon' saucer dish

Daoguang seal mark and of the period
With deep rounded sides, incised on the interior with a writhing dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst flame scroll enclosed by a single circle, the sides enamelled with a pair of similar striding dragons, the interior and sides covered with a rich egg-yolk yellow enamel, the base with mark in underglaze blue covered with a clear glaze.
17.4cm (7in) diam.

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Provenance: Sotheby's London, 22 June 1971, lot 70 (part lot)

Compare a very similar dish with incised dragons (17.5cm diam.) illustrated by G.Avitabile, Vom Schatz der Drachen. From the Dragon's Treasure, Weishaupt, 1987, p.45, fig.45.

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