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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
A BLUE-GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, painted to the centre with a yellow-enamelled scaly five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, encircled at the well and to the exterior by two similar dragons, all reserved on a rich cobalt-blue ground, the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue
25.1 cm, 9 3/4 in.
Estimate
5,000
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7,000
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