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605
A FINE WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND
PHOENIX’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
with deep rounded sides, resting on a subtly
tapering foot rising to a gently everted rim,
the exterior freely decorated with alternating
dragon and phoenix against floral sprigs,
below a band of the ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’
interspersed with ruyi, all between line borders,
the center with a roundel enclosing an iron-red
dragon pursuing a ‘flaming pearl’, the base with
a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired between 1960s-1980s, and thence by
descent.

$ 10,000-15,000

清道光 五彩龍鳳呈祥紋盌
《大清道光年製》款
605 來源
購於1960至1980年代之間，此後家族傳承

606
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEONY’
BOWL
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep straight sides resting on a straight
foot and rising to a gently flared rim, painted
in washes of cobalt with eight rounded peony
blossoms borne on a meandering stem against
a band of scrolling leaves, a chevron border at
the rim and a band of stylized petal lappets at
the base, all between line borders, the base with
a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 6½ in., 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Frank Crane, The Hundred Antiques, Toronto,
1960s-1980s, and thence by descent.
$ 6,000-8,000

清道光 青花纏枝牡丹紋盌
《大清道光年製》款

來源
Frank Crane，The Hundred Antiques，
多倫多，1960至1980年代，此後家族傳承
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