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A RARE IRON RED AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE MING-STYLE
‘DRAGON’ BOWL ASIAN ART - DAY 2 | 245
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Enamelled to the exterior with four sinuous, Ming-style, five-clawed
dragons against a white ground dotted with billowing clouds, all above
tumultuous waves and below a honey-comb border at the rim, the
centre with a further iron red dragon amidst clouds within a double-
circle. 19cm (7 1/2in) diam.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$29,000 - 49,000

The present lot is an example of Kangxi revival of Ming designs; an
example attributed to the Chenghua period is in the Palace Museum,
Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum.
Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red, vol.II, Hong Kong,
2000, pl. 222.

654
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE VASE
Qianlong
Each face painted with two cartouches enclosing floral arrangements
and landscapes, the waisted neck similarly decorated, flanked with
beast mask handles, all reserved on a diaper ground. 19.3cm (7 1/2in)
high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.