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A BLUE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH Qianlong seal mark and of the period image 1
A BLUE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH Qianlong seal mark and of the period image 2
A BLUE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH Qianlong seal mark and of the period image 3
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Lot 115

A BLUE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH
Qianlong seal mark and of the period

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £15,360 inc. premium

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A BLUE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH

Qianlong seal mark and of the period
With gently curving sides, the centre of the interior boldly enamelled with a single front-facing five-clawed scaly dragon amid blue ruyi-clouds, the exterior similarly decorated with two striding dragons encircling the dish.
24.5cm (9 5/8in) diam.

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Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

清乾隆 青花礬紅雲龍紋盤
青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 7 June 2000, lot 347
An important European private collection

來源:倫敦蘇富比,2000年6月7日,拍品編號347
歐洲重要私人收藏

The present dish is fashioned after earlier Ming dynasty prototypes and reflects the Court's concern for inheriting tradition and history to strengthen its own legitimacy. See, for example, a Jiajing-marked blue and white dish with a similar design of dragons, illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (II): The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2000, p.125, pl.115.

Compare with a similar but smaller dish (15cm diam.), Qianlong mark and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams San Francisco, 13 December 2010, lot 5222. See also another similar dish, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4103.

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