Description:
A DRAMATIC CLOISONNé DRAGON PLATE, MEIJI
Japan, ca. 1880. The fine plate with two coiled dragons depicted in silver wire on a midnight blue ground. The border with a circumferential pattern of clouds and magic pearls. The backside with border of acanthus leaves amid their vines and tendrils.
DIAMETER 30 cm
WEIGHT 995.8 grams
Provenance: British private collection.
Condition: The frontside in absolutely superb condition with only very few tiny scratches. Some hairlines only to backside.