Description An Imperial Chinese blue and iron-red plate with a 6-character Jiaqing mark and of the period. The plate features a dragon roundel to the interior and 2 dragons chasing flaming pearls around the exterior. The plate comes with an old box. Dimensions are: 1 1/2 inches tall X 7 3/4 inches wide, 3.8 cm tall X 19.7 cm wide. All measurements are approximate.
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Condition Report Area of repair to the rim.
Provenance From the estate of a surgeon in the Washington, D.C. area. The items were acquired from various auction houses including Christie's and Sotheby's prior to the 1990s.
Notes A similar Imperial blue and red dragon plate dating from the Jiaqing dynasty sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong on June 1, 2015, as lot 531.