Iron red dragon dish, Qing dynasty, China, 1662-1722. Artist: Unknown
Iron red dragon dish, Qing dynasty, China, 1662-1722. Large iron red enamel dish decorated in the centre with a pair of five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl. There is also a similarly decorated wide band with four five-clawed dragons all on a flame pattern background. The base has a channelled double footrim and a six-character Kangxi mark in two horizontal lines of three characters each in underglaze blue. The dish is of the period.
Size: 2834px × 2216px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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