LOT 1181  A Large Chinese Blue and White 'Dragons' Charger  

清 青花雲龍紋折沿大盤 Finely potted with gently curving sides rising from a short tapered foot to a flat evert...

清 青花雲龍紋折沿大盤 Finely potted with gently curving sides rising from a short tapered foot to a flat everted rim, the interior vibrantly painted with a central medallion enclosing a writhing five-clawed front-facing dragon coiling around a flaming pearl, surrounded in the cavetto with four dragons striding in pursuit amidst ruyi-shaped clouds, each dragon portrayed differently, the exterior vibrantly decorated with mountains amidst crashing waves. Qing Dynasty period. Height: 4 in (10.2 cm) Width: 21 1/2 in (54.6 cm) Provenance: Dragon House, San Francisco