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AN IRON-RED PAINTED ‘DRAGON’ DISH by Anonymous

Anonymous

AN IRON-RED PAINTED ‘DRAGON’ DISH

Ceramic
Sculpture
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Last recorded sale at Sotheby's, Hong Kong (06 Apr 2016)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Apr 6, 2016
Sotheby'sHong KongThe Pilkington Collection of Chinese Art36
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AN IRON-RED PAINTED ‘DRAGON’ DISH
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Artwork Description
Category

sculpture

Dimensions

19.3 cm (7.6 in)

Materials

ceramic

Provenance

Collection of Howard Paget (1866-1945).

Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1946 (£7).

Collection of Charles J. Aron, from 1946 to 1958 (£22).

Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1958 (£50).

Collection of Rev. R. Bagley, from 1958 to 1965 (£85).

Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1965 (£100).

Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1965 (£165).

Literature

Edgar E. Bluett, Ming and Ch'ing Porcelains, London, 1933, pl. XVIII, no. 55.

Description

with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flaring rim, boldly painted in rich iron-red washes accented with sharp outlines in a deeper hue, the exterior with a pair of five-clawed scaly dragons striding amongst scrolling clouds, their muscular legs with flame-like projections and terminating to sharp claws, all between line borders at the rim and the foot, the interior left plain, inscribed to the base in underglaze-blue with six-character reign mark within a double circle