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Lot 322: A Chinese Rice Grain Porcelain Dish and a Cast Bronze Shou Dragon Cup

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £15 - £30

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This lot comprises a Chinese porcelain dish and a cast metal cup. The porcelain dish features the rice grain or linglong technique, characterized by semi-translucent perforations filled with clear glaze. It is decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze iron-red and gilt highlights, depicting a central floral medallion and a geometric band at the rim. The cast bronze or brass cup is finished with a dark brown patina and decorated in relief with a dragon amongst clouds below a key-fret border. A stylized Shou longevity character is present on both the interior centre and the recessed base, each filled with turquoise-coloured enamel or lacquer.

China dish: 3 inches diameter
Bronze cup: 2.5 inches diameter.