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Lot 8226
A pair of famille rose enameled and gilt painted dragon bowls Qianlong marks, Republic period
28 June 2016, 12:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$6,000 - US$8,000
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A pair of famille rose enameled and gilt painted dragon bowls
Qianlong marks, Republic period
The deep curving side walls of the identical pair regally decorated to the exterior with two opposing reserves, each framing a pair of dynamic five-clawed dragons pursuing a flaming pearl over crashing ocean waves above an auspicious bat, surrounding by numerous chrysanthemum flower heads lavishly painted in pleasant enamels against a gilt ground picked out between a key-fret band beneath the gilt rim and a border of stylized lappets encircling the slightly inwarded foot ring with an additional key-fret band and gilt highlight, the interior well painted with a yellow ground roundel, depicting a front-facing dragon and a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls; the recessed base of each bowl centered with a square cartouche of the four-character mark in red against a gilt ground.
6 5/8in (16.8cm) diameter
2 13/16in (7.2cm) high
The deep curving side walls of the identical pair regally decorated to the exterior with two opposing reserves, each framing a pair of dynamic five-clawed dragons pursuing a flaming pearl over crashing ocean waves above an auspicious bat, surrounding by numerous chrysanthemum flower heads lavishly painted in pleasant enamels against a gilt ground picked out between a key-fret band beneath the gilt rim and a border of stylized lappets encircling the slightly inwarded foot ring with an additional key-fret band and gilt highlight, the interior well painted with a yellow ground roundel, depicting a front-facing dragon and a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls; the recessed base of each bowl centered with a square cartouche of the four-character mark in red against a gilt ground.
6 5/8in (16.8cm) diameter
2 13/16in (7.2cm) high
Footnotes
民國 粉彩描金雙龍戲珠紋盌一對 礬紅描金「乾隆年製」楷書款
Provenance
Acquired 18 April 2003 from Retrospection Fine Antiques, Oregon
Collection of a Marquis, Silverton, Oregon, by repute
Collection of John Schiess
Collection of Brooks and Dorothy Cofield














