Lot 13
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BLACK LACQUER 'NINE DRAGONS' DISH
POSSIBLY YUAN DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 557
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
Description
crisply carved in shallow relief with a four-clawed dragon ferociously writhing amongst eight smaller dragons, all reserved on a diaper ground, the large central medallion encircled by a wide frieze of lingzhi fungus at the rim
Dimensions
27.8cm diameter
Footnote
Note:
The dish with its 'Long Jiu Zi' (Nine Sons of the Dragon) design bears a strong similarity to a circular ink cake designed by the Ming Dynasty painter Ding Yunpeng (1547-1628), as recorded in the collection of ink designs Fangshi Mopu of 1588.