A pair of yellow-glazed ‘Dragon’ dishes, Guangxu marks and period. Photo Sotheby(s
each with rounded sides resting on a tapered foot, incised to the interior with two ferocious dragons contesting a flaming pearl, the exterior with hanging grape vines, covered overall in an egg-yolk yellow glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in aubergine. Quantity: 2 - 11.1cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000. Lot Sold: 8,125 GBP
PROVENANCE: Purchased in France, 1978.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 May 2013 - www.sothebys.com