Christie’s. Art d'Asie, Paris, 12 December 2018
A green ground iron-red decorated 'Dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the
Lot 165. A green ground iron-red decorated 'Dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722). Diamètre: 21,7 cm. (8 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 8,000 - EUR 12,000. Price realised EUR 12,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018.
L'intérieur est orné d'un grand médaillon circulaire à décor d'un dragon féroce à cinq griffes pourchassant la perle sacrée, la bordure rehaussée à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur de deux dragons parmi les nuages.
Provenance: Acquired in the United Kingdom in 2005.
Note: Compare a similar exemple from the collection of the Palace Museum, in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, Beijing, 2009, pl. 60. See an identical dish sold in Sotheby's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 692.