Pr. Imperial Yellow 'Dragon' Dishes Guangxu Mk & Period

Guangxu Period (1875-1908)

Each incised with snarling dragons chasing a flaming pearl to the interior and with cranes amidst clouds on the exterior, the base with six-character Guangxu mark and of the period.

D. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: Christie's, Paris, 4 June 1987, lot 316.
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gutfreund Christie's, New York, 28 January, 2021 Lot 65.; New York Collection

Condition: One plate has a very minute nick on the rim and a very small 1/2 inch tight hairline and a 3/4 inch very tight hairline crack; the other plate also has a very minute nick on the rim.