Lot 754
A LARGE WUCAI DRAGON AND PHOENIX DISH
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
D: 25 cm
Estimate
TWD 1,000,000-1,800,000
HKD 270,000-485,000
USD 34,400-62,000
CNY 217,000-390,000
Sold Price
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The shallow rounded sides rising from a low, tapered foot to an everted rim, vividly decorated in the wucai palette, the interior with pairs of ascending five-clawed dragons pursuing a 'flaming pearl', confronting descending phoenixes flying toward a foliate peony, within line borders repeated at the rim, further encircled around the cavetto by a continuous scroll of large blossoms in alternating green, iron-red and yellow enamels, the exterior similarly decorated with dragons and phoenix; all together six pairs of dragons and phoenixes are painted on this dish, which can only be seen on wares from Kangxi period. The underside is inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue Daqing Kangxi Nianzhi.
Connoisseurship: The Literati Sale
Ravenel Spring Auction 2018
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 3:30pm