Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A RARE CHINESE GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISH
SIX-CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

With shallow rounded sides raised on a slightly tapering foot, painted in green enamel within underglaze blue outlines, with a scaly five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst flames, the reverse with a pair of further dragons striding amongst flames, 17.6cm.

From the collection of Sir Richard Henry Chenevix Trench (1876-1954), and thence by descent.

After joining the British Army and receiving training at the Royal College at Sandhurst, Trench entered the Indian Army in January 1896, later gaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1901, he joined the Indian Political Department, serving as Resident at Mewar and later in Kashmir, as the first Assistant to the Resident in various places across India. In January 1926, Trench’s services were lent to the Government of Hyderabad. During the reign of Nizam VII, he was appointed as the Revenue Member and served for five years in Hyderabad. He was the first British officer to serve the Executive Council in Hyderabad. For his service he was appointed an O.B.E. in 1919 and was knighted in 1932.

清康熙 綠彩趕珠龍紋盤
《大清康熙年製》
來源：Sir Richard Henry Chenevix Trench (1876-1954)收藏，之後由後人收藏。