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Carved red lacquer saucer with dragon amid clouds
Carved red lacquer saucer with dragon amid clouds
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Carved red lacquer saucer with dragon amid clouds Ming dynasty, early Wanli mark and period (1573-1580).
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Carved red lacquer saucer with dragon amid clouds
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BATEA : 317
Simple name
dish
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lacquer; dish; Ming; Wanli; dragon; animal; China; red; carved; pearl; clouds; imperial; period mark;
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A cirsular carved red lacquer saucer dish decorated in its central medallion with a five-clawed dragon amid clouds chasing a flaming pearl against a stylised wave background. The border and exterior are decorated with a band of continuous peony scrolls and the base has a 6 character Wanli mark infilled with gold in one line straight down the middle of the centre of the base.
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lacquer
Description condition
some lacquer loss on the base and the 5th claw on all feet removed and several repairs evident.
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15.5cm
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6 character Wanli mark inscribed vertically on the reverse in a straight line down the centre, which is infilled in gold. The stylised wave background of the design and the vertical central placing of the mark, both common in the earlier reign of Jiajing, are very unusual in the Wanli period, when the mark was usually inscribed in an arc near the footrim, and must indicate a date for this piece very early in the reign.
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Gallery 2
Production date
1572 = 1580
Production period
Ming-Wanli
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China
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