KANGXI 1662 – 1722 Chinese Export Porcelain
A Small Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Plate c.1700. Painted in Strong Tones of Cobalt Blue with a Ferocious Dragon Raising it`s Self from a Turbulent Sea, it`s Mouth Open and Extending a Scaly Clawed Arm Towards a Carp that is Attempting to Leaping Above the Waters Surface. The Dramatic Scene is Enclosed by a Large Waves. The Rim is Decorated with Swirling Waters, with Half Prunus Flower-Heads and Crashing Waves. The Back has a Seal-Mark.
SOLD
- Condition
- A small chip, mostly glaze, inside the footrim c.5 x 4 mm.
- Size
- Diameter : 16 cm (6 1/4 inches)
- Provenance
- N/A
- Stock number
- 23999
- References
- For another version of this Kangxi porcelain design see our `Sold Items` number 23746.
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Dragon Gate :
The leaping carp together with a dragon was used as to wish luck in Imperial examinations. The carp struggles, swimming up-stream, eventually reaching it`s goal of passing through the Dragon Gate.