11 mai 2009
A rare iron-red and green enamelled nine dragon dish. Jiajing mark and period
A rare iron-red and green enamelled nine dragon dish. Jiajing mark and period
with rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, the interior painted with a striding five claw dragon, amongst flame scrolls over breaking waves, the exterior with eight similar smaller dragons. 16.3cm., 6 3/8 in. Est. 20,000—30,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17th November 1975, lot 29. Sotheby's London, 9th June 1987, lot 236. EXHIBITED: Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 104. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 13 May 09. London www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's.
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