January Antiques & Decorative Arts
Lot 386: A Chinese Famille Noire Dish with Phoenix and...
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A Chinese Famille Noire Dish with Phoenix and Dragon Motifs & SIx Character Marks to the Base.
A finely enamelled porcelain dish painted in the famille noire palette, featuring a vivid scene of two sinuous five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amid five colourful phoenixes, all set against a rich black ground. The central composition is surrounded by a yellow and pink ruyi border along the rim. The reverse is decorated with five iron-red bats, symbolizing blessings, and bears a six-character mark, possibly indicating the period or origin of the piece.
D: Approximately 21cm
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished British gentleman.
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