A CHINESE BLUE GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH

A CHINESE BLUE GROUND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH

SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1796-1820

Finely potted with shallow rounded sides flaring to the everted rim, the interior painted with an ascending five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl of wisdom amidst flames and ruyi clouds, surrounded by a pair of dragons to the cavetto. The exterior decorated with dragons above a band of lotus lappets around the foot, 25.3cm.

This design and colour combination appears to be based on porcelains from the Kangxi period. Cf. Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 11th April 2008, lot 3017 for another Jiaqing blue ground yellow-enamelled ‘dragon ‘dish.

清嘉慶 藍地黃彩趕珠龍紋盤
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