A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED DRAGON SAUCER-DISHES Guangxu six-charac...

A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' SAUCER-DISHES Guangxu six-character marks and of the period Each finely incised and enamelled to the well with a green and an aubergine dragon contending a flaming pearl amidst flames, the exterior decorated with cruciform clouds divided by four cranes in flight. 14.4cm (5 6/8in) diam. (2). Footnotes: 清光緒 黃地素三彩雙龍戲珠紋盤一對 「大清光緒年製」楷書款 Provenance: a European private collection, and thence by descent 來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今 A related yellow-ground 'dragon' saucer-dish with a very similar motif, but Daoguang seal mark and of the period, is illustrated in Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing , Hong Kong, 1983, p.78, no.61. Compare with a pair of similar green and aubergine yellow-ground 'dragon' saucer-dishes, Guangxu marks and of the period, which were sold at Bonhams London, 13 May 2021, lot 66. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com