A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Typically enamelled in vivid spinach-green and coral-red with two five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit divided by down-flying phoenix, the centre of the interior with a coiled dragon roundel grasping a flaming pearl
15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam.
Typically enamelled in vivid spinach-green and coral-red with two five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit divided by down-flying phoenix, the centre of the interior with a coiled dragon roundel grasping a flaming pearl
15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam.
Sold for
£9,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: an English private collection
Compare a similar bowl from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl.158.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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