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清道光 青花紅彩海水龍紋盤
青花「大清道光年製」篆書款
Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London (label)
A British private collection
來源: 倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.(據標籤)
英國私人收藏
The design on the present lot is executed in an imitation of Ming style, featuring the dragon's eyes arranged horizontally and its claws depicted in a circular form. The ornamentation on this piece carries two significant meanings: firstly, it alludes to the traditional saying 'The dragon begets nine sons', and secondly, it serves as a symbol of Imperial authority. In Chinese culture, the number nine has long been considered the most exalted and auspicious one. As such, the motif of nine dragons represents the emperor's supreme and unrivalled power. A similar iron-red and underglaze blue 'dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, is illustrated in Qingdai ciqi shangjian, Hong Kong, 1996, p.223, no.287.
See a very similar blue and white and iron-red decorated 'dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's London, 3 November 2020, lot 181.