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MARCHANT: NINE DECADES IN CHINESE ART

     751 A PAIR OF UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND
           YELLOW-GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS

     DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
     AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

     Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with two fve-clawed

     dragons striding amidst fames in pursuit of faming pearls

     above a band of overlapping lotus petals rising from the foot, all

     highlighted in yellow glaze against the deep cobalt-bue ground.

     Each interior is similarly decorated with a further dragon in a

     central medallion.

     4¿ in. (10.3 cm.) diam.                                             (2)

     $10,000-15,000

     清道光 青花地黃彩雲龍紋盌一對 六字篆書款

     (mark)

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