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A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE 'DRAGON' DISH CHUXIUGONG MARK, GUANGXU PERIOD
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
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Description
the interior body incised with two leaping dragons picked-out in green and aubergine enamels contending a 'flaming pearl' amid billowing clouds and flame motifs, the deep cavetto with flowering branches of lotus, peony, prunus, chrysanthemum and peach blossom, with six dragons in alternating aubergine and green racing around the wide everted rim in pursuit of pearls, the underside with four larger dragons beneath a frieze of cranes interspersed with clouds on a rich egg-yolk yellow ground, inscribed 'chu xiu gong zhi' four-characters in underglaze-blue
Provenance
Georg Weishaupt Collection, Berlin.
Literature
Georg Weishaupt, The Great Fortune Chinese and Japanese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th Centuries and Their Forerunners, Stuttgart 2003, cat. no. 28.
Condition
There is a 2.5 cm hairline crack on the rim (located at 6 o'clock, when the mark is vertical). And apart from some light wear to the interior, the condition is still quite good with no warping to the sides.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A large dragon dish of this shape and design was sold in these rooms, 13th November 1990, lot 360. Another similar one was sold, 20th May 1987, lot 592, and again at our London rooms, 19th June 2002, lot 70.