Description
the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot, brightly painted to the interior with a front-facing five-clawed dragon encircled by four further sinuous dragons striding amongst lingzhi clouds and flames, the exterior similarly painted with four dragons chasing the flaming pearl, the base with a six-character iron-red Guangxu mark
Dimensions
17cm diam
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of Surgeon Rear Admiral Norman Meiklejohn, DSO. (1879-1961); for more information, please see lot 139.