A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' CHARGER GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD

the shallow rounded sides resting on a tapered foot, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing two five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls and flame wisps, the decoration repeated to the exterior in a frieze, inscribed to the base with a six-character Guangxu mark

This dish is in good condition, but has some scratches and burst bubbles to the glaze to the exterior and interior.
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A closely related example was included in the exhibition Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1980, cat. no. 44.