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A PAIR OF FINELY ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISHES
- SHEN DE TANG HALLMARK IN IRON RED, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A PAIR OF FINELY ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISHES
SHEN DE TANG HALLMARK IN IRON RED, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
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    $8,000 - $10,000

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Sale 2297
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
26 March 2010
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

A PAIR OF FINELY ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' DISHES
SHEN DE TANG HALLMARK IN IRON RED, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Decorated on the exterior with two gilt-highlighted iron-red dragons pursuing flaming pearls against a white-enamel sgraffiato wave ground, interior and base in deep turquoise enamel
6 3/8 in. (16 cm.) diam., wood stands, Japanese wood box (2)

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

Provenance

Acquired in 1973.

Lot Notes

The hallmark, shen de tang zhi, may be translated, 'Made for the hall for the cultivation of virtue', a Daoguang imperial mark.

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