A PAIR OF IRON-RED 'DRAGON' CUPS
A PAIR OF IRON-RED 'DRAGON' CUPS
Tongzhi six-character marks and of the period
Each thinly potted in inverted bell shape, supported on a slightly tapered foot ring, the exterior painted with two five-clawed dragons and a flaming pearl amid tongues of flame above a band of churning waves, the foot inscribed with the six-character mark in underglaze blue.
2in (5cm) high (2).
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A PAIR OF IRON-RED 'DRAGON' CUPS
Tongzhi six-character marks and of the period
Each thinly potted in inverted bell shape, supported on a slightly tapered foot ring, the exterior painted with two five-clawed dragons and a flaming pearl amid tongues of flame above a band of churning waves, the foot inscribed with the six-character mark in underglaze blue.
2in (5cm) high (2).
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