CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE 'DRAGON' CHARGER
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI MARK, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
清 康熙款 墨地素三彩戲珠龍紋大盤
painting with a ferocious front-facing dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst flames, underside of the caveto with four floral sprays against a cream ground, the base inscribed with a six-character Kangxi mark within double-circle in underglaze blue
Dimensions
39.4cm diameter
Provenance
Private collection, London
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Footnote
Compare to a related famille noire ‘five dragon’ dish, Hongzhi mark but Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, sold at Christie's London, 15 May 2018, lot 195.