A YELLOW-ENAMELED BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' DISH, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
A YELLOW-ENAMELED BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior is decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, below two further dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds in the well, and the exterior is similarly decorated above a band of petal lappets, all in lemon yellow reserved on an underglaze-blue ground.
9 7/8 in. (25.6 cm.) diam.
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A YELLOW-ENAMELED BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' DISH
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The interior is decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, below two further dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds in the well, and the exterior is similarly decorated above a band of petal lappets, all in lemon yellow reserved on an underglaze-blue ground.
9 7/8 in. (25.6 cm.) diam.