A FINE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND IRON-RED 'KUI DRAGON' DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

the shallow rounded sides resting on a low straight foot, finely decorated in underglaze blue and shades of iron-red, the interior with two confronted kui dragons grasping a stalk of lingzhi in their mouth, one with a pierced belly, the other with feathery wings and tail, all within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the exterior similarly painted with a continuous band of sinuous kui dragons, between a band of key-fret around the foot and a double line border at the rim, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within double circles in underglaze blue  

Christie's Hong Kong, 27th November 2007, lot 1699.

Some very light rubbing to the iron red enamel in one area on the inside and a small minor bubble to the glaze on the outside but otherwise the dish is in very good condition.
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