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A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-                                         楁㷗喯⭴㭼炻1989⸜11㚰14㖍炻㉵⑩291嘇
ENAMELLED ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS

DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

Each bowl is incised to the exterior with four dragon roundels

chasing the flaming pearl separated by pairs of scrolling clouds,

above a lappet band around the foot. The interior is decorated

with a further dragon roundel. The decoration are all enamelled

in green on the egg-yolk yellow ground.

5 ¬ in. (14.2 cm.), box                                           (2)

HK$280,000-350,000                       US$37,000-45,000

PROVENANCE

Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 14 November 1989, lot. 291

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