A CHINESE 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH
A CHINESE 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIOD (1861-1875)
mustard yellow ground, incised with a pale green and a deep aubergine dragon encircling the 'flaming pearl', underside incised with four green flying cranes alternating with clouds, dark brown six character mark, with fitted box
14cm diameter
Provenance: The K.A. Johnson-Hill Collection, Hong Kong
See a similar dish in the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, British Museum, No. PDF,B.710, Room 95 and another in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, illustrated by Myrtle Hepburn in the exhibition catalogue 'Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain', 1980, no.43, p.31.
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A CHINESE 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIOD (1861-1875)
mustard yellow ground, incised with a pale green and a deep aubergine dragon encircling the 'flaming pearl', underside incised with four green flying cranes alternating with clouds, dark brown six character mark, with fitted box
14cm diameter
Provenance: The K.A. Johnson-Hill Collection, Hong Kong
See a similar dish in the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, British Museum, No. PDF,B.710, Room 95 and another in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, illustrated by Myrtle Hepburn in the exhibition catalogue 'Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain', 1980, no.43, p.31.
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