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A BLUE AND YELLOW 'DRAGON' SAUCER-DISH Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period image 1
A BLUE AND YELLOW 'DRAGON' SAUCER-DISH Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period image 2
A BLUE AND YELLOW 'DRAGON' SAUCER-DISH Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period image 3
The John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023) Collection of Chinese Art
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)中國藝術品收藏
Lot 47

A BLUE AND YELLOW 'DRAGON' SAUCER-DISH
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

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

Sold for £40,960 inc. premium

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A BLUE AND YELLOW 'DRAGON' SAUCER-DISH

Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period
Well potted with a lipped rim, intricately decorated with a side-facing five-clawed dragon pursuing the flaming pearl amidst swirling flames and cloud scrolls, with two further dragons on the cavetto; the reverse similarly decorated with two dragons above a band of lotus petal lappets, all in bright translucent yellow on a brilliant underglaze blue wash ground, the base with the seal mark in underglaze blue. 25.2cm (10in) diam.

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清乾隆 藍地黃彩雲龍紋盤
青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款

Provenance: William Clayton Ltd., London, 19 January 1967 (valuation for insurance)
John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023), London, collection no.15

來源:倫敦古董商 William Clayton Ltd.,1967年1月19日(保險評估)
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023),倫敦,藏品編號15

This design and colour scheme noted on this dish appear to draw inspiration from porcelains dating to the Kangxi period, as evidenced by a dish illustrated in Mayuyama Seventy Years, Tokyo, 1976, vol.1, no.1047, p.349. See also a related dish, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in Shincho Kogei No Bi, New York, 1995, pl.126, p.45.

Compare with two similar dishes, Qianlong marks and period, sold respectively at Christie's London, 7 November 2017, lot 84 and Christie's New York, 17-18 March 2016, lot 1600.

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