Lot 3296. A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'Dragon' dish, Zhengde four-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1506-1521); 7 1/2 in. (18.9 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,200,000. Price Realized HKD 1,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
The shallow rounded sides of the dish is incised and enamelled in green on the exterior with two five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flame scrolls, the short foot with a single-line border, all against an iridescent yellow ground. The interior and base are covered with a transparent glaze, box.
Provenance: A European private collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s.
Note: Compare to a Zhengde-marked dish of similar pattern in the Franks Collection in the British Museum, illustrated by Jessica Harrison-Hall in Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 8:29; and one in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated by Magaret Medley in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art , London, 1978, no. 31.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones), Hong Kong, 27 November 2013
