A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Brush Pot and Dish

19th century or earlier, includes a blue and white porcelain wide brush pot with two five claw dragons amidst swirling clouds encircling the body, a rim bordered by a wide diaper band between raised iron brown glaze, underside with six character Chenghua mark within two blue circles, and a dish painted with a large four claw expressive dragon in blue that continues to the exterior sides of the dish, a square mark within two blue lines to the underside.
Pot 3 7/8 in., 4 3/4 in. diameter; Dish 6 1/8 in. diameter
Private Collection, New London, North Carolina
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Dirt and discoloration to interior surface of brush pot; two hairline cracks to the dish; not examined under UV blacklight.