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A FINE YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG |
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
- 13 cm, 5 1/8 in.
the shallow rounded sides supported on a slightly tapering foot, incised to the central medallion with two writhing five-clawed dragons in green and aubergine enamels contending a flaming pearl amidst stylised flames, the exterior with four clusters of grapes among foliage, all divided by brown line borders and reserved on a rich egg-yolk yellow ground, the underside inscribed with a six-character seal mark in brown enamel
Provenance
An American private collection.
Christie's New York, 24th March 2011, lot 1731.
Christie's New York, 24th March 2011, lot 1731.
Exhibited
lmperial Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics & Works of Art, Marchant, London, 2013, cat. no. 34.
Condition
Good condition.
"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 similar dish from the collection of Sir Percival David, now in the British Museum, London, is illustrated in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1978, p. 19, pl. VII, no. PDF.773; another, donated to the British Museum by Henry Blackwall Harris, is published on the Museum’s website, accession no. 1925,1222.3; and a third was included in the exhibition Qing Mark and Period Monochromes and Enamelled Wares, S. Marchant & Son, London, 1981, cat. no. 28.