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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period
18.4cm (7 1/4in) diam.

明嘉靖 青花龍紋盌
青花「大明嘉靖年製」楷書款

Provenance:
John Sparks Ltd., London
R.H.R Palmer (1898-1970), acquired from the above in May 1927,
Collection no.80

Published and Exhibited:
The Oriental Ceramic Society, Ming Blue-and-White Porcelain, London,
1946, no.63
The Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain:
14th to 19th Centuries: Loan Exhibition, London, 1953-1954, no.158

來源：
倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.
R.H.R Palmer（1898-1970）於1927年5月購自上者，典藏編號80

展覽著錄：
倫敦東方陶瓷學會，《Ming Blue-and-White Porcelain》，倫敦，1946
年，編號63
倫敦東方陶瓷學會，《Chinese Blue and White Porcelain: 14th to
19th Centuries: Loan Exhibition》，倫敦，1953-1954年，編號158

The bowl is painted around the exterior with five-clawed dragons, each See the related blue and white bowl with a similar design of five-
pursuing the flaming pearl amidst ruyi scrolls and the Eight Treasures clawed dragons amidst flaming pearls, Jiajing six-character mark and
(babao). The Eight Treasures are popular symbols in Chinese art and of the period, in the Songde Tang collection, illustrated in The Fame of
appear frequently. They include the flaming pearl (baozhu), symbolising Flame: Imperial Wares of the Jiajing and Wanli Periods, Hong Kong,
the granting of wishes; the double lozenge (fangsheng), symbolising 2009, p.188, no.65.
happiness in marriage; the stone chime (qing), symbolising justice; a
pair of rhinoceros horns (xijiao), symbolising happiness; the double
coins (shuangqian) symbolising wealth; the gold or silver ingot (ding)
also symbolising wealth; the coral (shanhu) and the wish-granting
sceptre (ruyi).

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