Lot 125 , A Chinese yellow, green and aubergine glazed and incised ‘dragon’ dish, chuxiugong zhi hall mark, possibly Guangxu period

A Chinese yellow, green and aubergine glazed and incised ‘dragon’ dish, chuxiugong zhi hall mark, possibly Guangxu period, decorated with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the borders with flowers and foliage, 31.8cm diameter, scratches to glaze

Provenance- Paris private collection

cf. a similar example illustrated in Studies of the Collections of the National Museum of China, Porcelain volume, Shanghai, 2007, p.220.
The four character mark chuxiugong zhi relates to The Palace of Gathered Elegance located in the northeast of the Six Western Palaces of the Forbidden City. This was the residence of concubines in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) once lived in the palace and gave birth to the Emperor Tongzhi.
£8,000-12,000

Condition:
Scratching and scuffing to glaze with some engrained dirt. No chips, cracks or restoration detected, otherwise in good condition.