A Small Yellow-Glazed 'Dragon' Saucer Dish, Qianlong Seal Mark and Period - Photo Sotheby's
the interior incised with a medallion enclosing a ferocious dragon in frontal pose grasping a shou character medallion between its claws and a flaming pearl, the exterior with turbulent cresting waves and stylised mountains below four beribboned precious objects (babao), inscribed to the base with a six-character Qianlong seal mark; 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP. Lot. Vendu 11,250 GBP
PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Amsterdam, 6th June 1988, lot 225.
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