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A PAIR OF CARVED POLYCHROME PROVENANCE
LACQUER ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th April 2000, lot 598.
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
$ 20,000-30,000
each exquisitely carved in very high relief with
six five-clawed dragons striding across a field
of clouds, each dragon’s body naturalistically
rounded and with finely incised scales, fur, and 清乾隆 剔紅雲龍紋盌一對
facial features, the red clouds swelling in ruyi-
form spirals toward the surface, all against a 來源
black diaper ground meticulously carved in low 香港佳士得2000年4月20日，編號598
relief, red lacquer borders above and below, the
short straight foot encircled by a keyfret band,
the base lacquered black, the interior set with a
gilt-metal liner (2)
Diameter 8⅛ in., 20.6 cm

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