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A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWL
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD

with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot
to a gently ared rim, the exterior vividly decorated with a
green and a red dragon striding in pursuit of aming pearls,
interrupted by a pair of descending phoenix, all below a band
of bajixiang and ruyi emblems, the interior with a medallion
enclosing a red ve-clawed dragon writhing next to a aming
pearl, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in
underglaze blue
13.1 cm, 5 in.

಴£ 15,000-25,000
HK$ 145,000-242,000 US$ 18,700-31,100

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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND IRON RED
‘DRAGON’ DISH
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

the shallow rising sides, rising to an everted rim, painted to the
interior with a lively ve-claw iron-red dragon writhing above
breaking waves within a double line border repeated at the rim,
the exterior with nine similar dragons above breaking waves,
the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a seal mark
17.8cm, 7 in.

಴£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000

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