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A POWDER-BLUE AND COPPER-RED 'DRAGON' DISH QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
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the shallow rounded sides continuing to a broad flat rim, the interior with a four-clawed dragon striding in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' painted in a grayish tone of copper-red, all on a finely mottled cobalt blue ground, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark
Provenance
Berwald Oriental Art, London, circa 2000.
Condition
There is an approx. 3.5 cm area of restored fritting and glaze flake at the rim as well as a restored hairline crack extending approx. 3 cm from the rim near the dragon's feet. The underside has six cobalt blue blisters. The surface with expected wear.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Among the many technical achievements of the Kangxi period was the reintroduction of underglaze copper-red. Due to the difficulty firing the color, red had not been successfully produced since the early Ming period. The combined palette of powder-blue and copper-red was produced in the later years of the Kangxi period from about 1700-1720. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam holds many examples of this type including a covered box decorated with copper-red dragons similar to the present example and illustrated in Christiaan J.A. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, London, 1997, pl. 129. Another similar dish, but painted with a lady in the center, from the Collection of John and Julia Curtis, was sold at Christie's New York, 16th March 2015, lot 3585.