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Size: D10.8cm

Signed and dated: Kangxi period， Qing dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 380,000

PROVENANCE
· The Si Yue Tang Collection
· Acquired from Shanghai Collector in 1990s
REFERENCE
· Kangxi Porcelain Wares， Hong Kong， 1998， pp.71
· Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum： Porcelains in Wucai and Doucai， Shanghai， 1999， pp.117
The washer is potted with shallow and slightly flared sides rising from a low foot， the interior painted in wucai with a ferocious five-clawed dragon with a in full-frontal position leaping in pursuit of a ‘flaming pearl’ amid clouds， with no mark on the base. For closely related example， see collections in Shanghai Museum， the National Museum and the Palace Museum in Beijing.