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3691

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A COPPER-RED ‘PHOENIX MEDALLION’
BOWL
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG

the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to
a flared rim, painted to the interior with a central medallion
formed from a phoenix, its wings outstretched and detailed
with plumage, the exterior with five further phoenix roundels,
the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
14.6 cm, 5¾ in.

HK$ 100,000-150,000
US$ 12,800-19,200

清道光 釉裏紅團鳳紋盌
《大清道光年製》款

3692

A COPPER-RED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI

the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently
flaring rim, painted to the exterior in underglaze copper-red
tones with two five-clawed dragons striding amongst flame
wisps in pursuit of flaming pearls above two rows of lappets,
the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a
double circle
14.8 cm, 5⅞ in.

HK$ 280,000-380,000
US$ 35,800-48,600

A Kangxi bowl of the same design, based on an early Ming
original, is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, published in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Blue
and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Shanghai,
2000, no. 169; another was included in the exhibition Ch’ing
Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, the Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1973-1974, cat. no. 53.

清康熙 釉裏紅雲龍戲珠紋盌
《大清康熙年製》款

3691 Mark 3692 Mark

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