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1239 Examples of this type of fnely enamelled bowl with dragon and phoenix
decoration appear in the Kangxi period (1662-1722) but imperial examples
A PAIR OF WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWLS were seen throughout the Qing dynasty.
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE Two bowls of this pattern both with Kangxi reign marks are in the Qing Court
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Collection, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting
Colours, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Vol. 38,
清乾隆 五彩龍鳳紋碗一對 六字篆書款 Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 147-148, nos. 135 and 136.
A pair of Qianlong bowls of this type sold at Christie’s, Hong Kong, 29 May
Each bowl is fnely decorated to the exterior with two dragons amidst fower 2007, lot 1516. A single Qianlong example from the Y.C. Chen collection sold at
sprays chasing faming pearls, divided by two descending phoenixes, below Christie’s, Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1923.
a narrow band of the Eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with ruyi heads
to the mouth. The interior is decorated with a dragon chasing a faming pearl
amidst scrolling fames.

5√ in. (15 cm.) diam. (2)

£20,000-30,000 $31,000-45,000
€28,000-41,000

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