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Markets · Asian Art
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Illustrative lot · fictional
A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Painted to the centre with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl among clouds, the reverse with two further dragons. 20.5 cm diameter.
Estimate S$8,000–12,000
- Condition
- A short hairline crack to the rim, approximately 2 cm. Light wear to the glaze at the foot rim. No restoration seen.
- Provenance
- An old Straits Chinese family collection, Penang, acquired before 1960.
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