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A VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH

Lot 2705
30.11.2023 10:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 5 796 000
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Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 1070483
Lot 2705 | A VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH
Estimate value
HKD 2 400 000 – 3 200 000
A VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH

HONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1488-1505)

8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.





Provenance

Collection of Mrs Alfred Clark (c.1890-1976)

Sold at Spink & Son Limited, London, Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Mrs Alfred Clark, 24 October 1974, lot 33



Literature

- Oriental Ceramic Society, Ming Blue-and-White Porcelain, London, 1946, Catalogue, no. 58

- Oriental Ceramic Society, Loan Exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 14th to 19th Centuries, London, 1953, Catalogue, no. 111

- Sir Harry Garner, Oriental Blue and White, London, 1954, pl. 39b

- Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art in association with the Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1981, p. 75

- Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art in association with the Art Gallery, Hong Kong, Taipei, 1982, p.75

- Anthology of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1985, p. 358, no. 153

- Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 33

- Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 4: Ming Official Wares, Taipei, 1991, p. 158

- Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Taipei, 1992, p.134-135, no. 50

- Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, p. 140-141, no. 55

- The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 2010, p. 285, no. 142

- The Radiant Ming, 1368-1644 Through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong, 2015, p. 34, no. 16



Exhibited

- Oriental Ceramic Society, Exhibition of Ming Blue-and-White Porcelain, London, 24 October – 21 December 1946, no. 58

- Oriental Ceramic Society, Loan Exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 14th to 19th Centuries, London,16 December 1953 – 23 January 1954, no. 111

- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art in association with the Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 19 December 1981 to 18 February 1982, p.75

- National Museum of History, Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art in association with the Art Gallery, Hong Kong, Taipei, 20 April-30 May 1982, p.75

- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Anthology of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 25 October 1985 – 15 January 1986, no. 153

- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no.33

- Chang Foundation, Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Taipei, 1992, no. 50

- Shanghai Museum, Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, p. 140-141, no. 55

- Hong Kong Museum of Art, The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 25 September 2010 – 2 January 2011, no. 142

- Hong Kong Museum of History, The Radiant Ming, 1368-1644 Through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong, 2015, no. 16
Historical era:Hongzhi period
Category:Dishes and trays
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes
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