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A PAIR OF WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ ྗᅅ ʞᎲჾяୂ७䋘ɓ࿁
BOWLS ɽྗᅅϋႡಛ
JIAQING SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD Ը๕
Vincenzo Lojacono 1885 1954 ϗᔛd1933Ї1937ϋʘග
each potted with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly
tapered foot to a gently & ared rim, painted to the exterior with ʕ
two dragons striding in pursuit of ‘& aming pearls’, divided by
phoenix in & ight, reserved on a leafy & oral ground, all below
a band of ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ and ruyi at the rim, the
interior with a dragon medallion, the base with a six-character
seal mark in underglaze blue (2)
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Vincenzo Lojacono (1885-1954), acquired in
China between 1933 and 1937.
The present pair is from the same collection as the pair sold in
these rooms, 13th September 2017, lot 31.
$ 20,000-30,000
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