Caption

Plate, Chinese, Qing dynasty Guangxu, 1875–1908. Porcelain dish, height 3.2 cm, diameter 16.7 cm. Decorated in the mirror and on the outer wall with a pair of dragons with a pearl among clouds on a white background. Signed., A shallow round ceramic bowl sits against a gray background, showing an interior decorated with a pair of long, sinuous dragons rendered in reddish-brown tones with detailed scales, claws, and expressive open mouths, surrounded by stylized cloudlike shapes in the same reddish-brown; there is a small round element near the center with a muted greenish tone, and thin gold-colored bands rim the edge of the bowl while the bowl interior and exterior background remain white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_030

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70.8Mb (975.4Kb) / 20.0in x 13.8in / 6000 x 4127 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate Chinese Qing dynasty Guangxu 1875–1908 Porcelain dish height 3.2 cm diameter 16.7 cm Decorated mirror outer wall pair dragons pearl clouds white background Signed shallow round ceramic bowl sits gray background showing interior decorated long sinuous dragons rendered reddish-brown tones detailed scales claws expressive open mouths surrounded stylized cloudlike shapes reddish-brown small round element near center muted greenish tone thin gold-colored bands rim edge bowl bowl interior exterior background remain white.