Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 185
A CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £6500
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Description
A CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908
Painted to the centre with a writhing five-clawed dragon chasing a sacred pearl, with two further dragons in pursuit of flaming jewels against a stylised wave ground to the underside, the base with a paper label for Bluett London, 18.6cm.
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s, purchased from Bluett's.