AN EXTREMELY RARE MING CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR DISH
AN EXTREMELY RARE MING CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR DISH LONGQING INCISED AND GILT SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1567-1572) The circular dish with deep rounded sides, the interior finely carved in high relief to the buff ground with a lively upright five-clawed dragon, forearms raised to the sides, poised to capture a 'flaming pearl' floating amidst ruyi clouds, within a grooved circular medallion, the cavetto with six lotus blooms borne on a continuous foliate vine, with lingzhi scroll in a frieze on the exterior above a band of keyfret encircling the footring, the base lacquered red bearing the reign mark 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam., box
AN EXTREMELY RARE MING CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR DISH
AN EXTREMELY RARE MING CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR DISH LONGQING INCISED AND GILT SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1567-1572) The circular dish with deep rounded sides, the interior finely carved in high relief to the buff ground with a lively upright five-clawed dragon, forearms raised to the sides, poised to capture a 'flaming pearl' floating amidst ruyi clouds, within a grooved circular medallion, the cavetto with six lotus blooms borne on a continuous foliate vine, with lingzhi scroll in a frieze on the exterior above a band of keyfret encircling the footring, the base lacquered red bearing the reign mark 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam., box
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