A PAIR OF DOUCAI PORCELAIN SMALL DISHES China, late 19th / early 20th century d cm 18 Inside decorated with lotus scrolls, on the outer rim are five bats; in the center of the base is the six-character apocryphal seal mark in overglaze blue of Xuande Emperor. 19世纪末/20世纪初 斗彩青花缠枝莲纹盘一对

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