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THREE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISHES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
All are decorated with dragons or dragon roundels. The first is with a wave border and an apocryphal Chenghua mark on the base. The second is molded and with a Kangxi six-character mark on the base. The third is with a prunus blossom border and an apocryphal Chenghua mark on the base.
First 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm) diam.
Second 9 in. (22.9 cm.) diam.
Third 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Provenance:
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
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