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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FINE YELLOW AND GREEN-ENAMELED
‘DRAGON’ BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
with deep sides rising to a ß ared rim, the exterior incised and
enameled in bright green with two striding dragons chasing
a ‘ß aming pearl’ between a foliate scroll around the mouth
and a ruyi border encircling the foot, the interior central
medallion with a green-enameled shou character, all against
a rich egg-yolk yellow ground, the base with a six-character
seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 4 in., 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE
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Acquired in China during the Þ rst half of the 20th century,
and thence by descent.
$ 8,000-12,000
㶭Ḧ昮ġġġ湫⛘䵈⼑暚漵崽䎈䲳䙴

˪⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦
Ը๕
Ḵ⋩ᶾ䲨ᶲ⋲叱⼿㕤ᷕ⚳炻㬌⼴⭞㕷⁛㈧

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A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND GREEN AND
AUBERGINE-ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’ DISHES
KANGXI MARKS AND PERIOD
each with rounded sides rising from a short foot, incised to
the center with two confronted dragons contesting a ‘ß aming
pearl’, the exterior with four double clusters of grapes, the
base with a six-character mark in aubergine enamel (2)
Diameter 5¼ in., 13.2 cm
$ 10,000-15,000
㶭⹟䅁ġġġ湫⛘䳓䵈⼑暁漵㇚䎈䲳䚌ᶨ⮵
˪⣏㶭⹟䅁⸜墥˫㫦

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