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*770

A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK
IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
(1821-1850)

清道光 五彩龍鳳趕珠碗 六字篆書款

The bowl is densely decorated to the exterior with
two striding fve-clawed dragons chasing faming
pearls, separated by two descending phoenixes.
The interior decorated to the central roundel with a
further dragon and faming pearl.

5¿ in. (13 cm.) diam.

                                                                              770

£4,000-5,000                     $6,100-7,600
                                €5,500-6,800

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771                                                                                                           771

A BLUE AND WHITE RESERVE-DECORATED ‘KO-SOMETSUKE’-                            PROVENANCE:
STYLE BASKET
DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND                           An English private collection.
OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
                                                                              來源:英國私人舊藏
清道光 藍釉花鳥紋提籃式盤 四字楷書款

The basket is of double diamond form and is decorated in reserve to the
interior with a bird perched upon a fowering branch growing from rocks. The
strap handle and sides are decorated with the Three Friends of Winter, pine,
bamboo and prunus.

7Ω in. (19.1 cm.) wide

£500-700                                              $760-1,100
                                                      €680-950

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