Plat en porcelaine doucai Marque et époque Yongzheng (1723-1735)

le médaillon central peint d'un dragon bondissant à la poursuite de la perle enflammée dans les nuages multicolores, le même décor se répétant sur le pourtour extérieur, marque à six caractères dans un double cercle en bleu sous couverte à la base

Acquired from Bernheimer, Munich, in the 1960s.

There is a small, ca. 0.4cm glaze chip to the rim and some scattered pin-point imperfections along the rim and scattered across the well. There is an area of grit to the glaze inside the well just below the waves and scattered across the well. There is some very light wear to the glaze and the green enamel on the interior and a small glaze flaw near the foot on the exterior. Otherwise in good overall condition.
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