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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2017 | Christie's | Hong Kong | Court, Studio, Atelier Chinese Works of Art and Paintings from The Ming Dynasty Evening Sale | 8102 | $****** - ****** | An exceedingly RARE MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ BASIN |
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68.6 cm (27 in)
Captain W. R. Clarke, sold at Christie's London, 12 October, 1970, lot 19
Anthony Derham, London & New York
Anthony du Boulay, Christie’s Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, 1984, p. 133, fig. 6
The basin is boldly painted in vibrant blue around the body with two pairs of five-clawed dragons contesting flaming pearls, amongst cloud scrolls and above breaking waves and rocks, below a band of cash motifs. The top side of the rim is painted with a classic scroll.