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Saucer-dish with pearl chasing dragons

anonymous · c. 1875 - c. 1908 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Porcelain dish with round wall, painted in underglaze blue. On the flat surface a five-clawed dragon chasing a pearl; on the outer wall two five-clawed dragons with pearls. Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Guangxu. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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platter

Credit lineSaucer-dish with pearl chasing dragons. c. 1875 - c. 1908. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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