23rd Mar, 2019 10:00 GMT/BST
Spring Fine Art Sale (Part II)
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A Chinese Porcelain Green Ground Aubergine Dragon Dish, Kangxi reign mark and of the period,...
A Chinese Porcelain Green Ground Aubergine Dragon Dish, Kangxi reign mark and of the period, incised and painted with a dragon chasing the flaming pearl within a border of two dragons, the exterior with two further dragons above a formal border, six character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, 32cm diameter See illustration
For a dish of the same design and of a similar size in the Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm see Wirgin (Jan) Kangxi Porcelain, Stockholm 1974, pl.37b. For other similar examples see Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tri-Coloured Porcelains, The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shang-hi 2009, no.128 and Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns Exhibition at the Chinese University of Hong Kong 1995, illustrated in the catalogue no.30
During the reign of the Emperor Qianlong the regulations of the Palace of the Qing Dynasty specified designs allowed for use by Imperial household members where dishes with green ground and aubergine dragons where assigned to the Fifth Rank Concubine
Sold for £28,000
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000
2.5cm long deep scratch to rear of head of central dragon, an extremely faint hairline crack approximately 1cm long from rim as well as some other very minor wear. 140219
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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale (Part II), 23rd Mar, 2019
Spring Fine Art Sale (Part II)
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