清光緒 黃地紫綠彩「二龍爭珠」圖盤一對 《大清光緒年製》款

with shallow rounded sides resting on a short foot, finely incised and further enamelled on the interior with a central medallion enclosing an aubergine and a green dragon vying for a 'flaming pearl', the underside with four green cranes alternating with four ruyi-shaped clouds, all reserved on a rich yellow ground, the base inscribed with a six-character aubergine reign mark

Left dish: insignificant 2cm glaze crack to the interior of the dish at the 5 o'clock position in the catalogue photo, barely visible to the naked eye. Other minor surface wear. Right dish: minor surface wear.
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