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PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN FAMILY PROVENANCE ੰဢ ཊ㛪ߎථᎲႼम७䋘
COLLECTION
The Hundred Antiques, Toronto, Canada, 28th ɽੰဢϋႡಛ
A COPPER-RED GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ October 1973, and thence by descent. Ը๕
BOWL The use of copper-red underglaze as well as The Hundred Antiquesdεࡐεd̋ࣅ
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD the lively composition of the present bowl are ɽd1973ϋ10˜28˚dϤܝૄෂו
inspired by early Ming dynasty prototypes.
the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot
Similar examples include a bowl in the Palace
to a gently ! aring rim, painted to the exterior in
Museum, Beijing, published in The Complete
underglaze copper red ranging from burgundy
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum.
to ash-rose scattered dark green ! ecks, with
Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red
two " ve-clawed dragons striding amongst ! ame
(III), Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 169; another in the
wisps in pursuit of ‘! aming pearls’ above two
exhibition Ch’ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong
overlapping rows of lappets, the base with a
Collection, Chinese University of Hong Kong,
six-character mark within a double circle in
Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 53, and a third was sold
underglaze blue
in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd October 2017,
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.9 cm
lot 3692.
$ 8,000-12,000
10 SOTHEBY’S
