A pair of yellow-ground green and aubergine enamelled 'dragon'…
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A pair of yellow-ground green and aubergine enamelled 'dragon' dishes marks and period of Guangxu, the shallow rounded sides resting on a short foot, the interior incised with an aubergine and a green glazed dragon contesting a flaming pearl within a frieze of fruiting and flowering sprigs, the exterior with chilong and lingzhi sprigs, all reserved on an egg-yolk yellow ground, the base inscribed in aubergine with a six-character mark, box, (2), 10.5 cm diameter

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
  • Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.

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