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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳藏品
Lots 247 - 248

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A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWL A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWL
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Of rounded flaring sides rising from the slightly inverted foot ring, the Of rounded flaring sides rising from the slightly inverted foot ring, the
exterior vividly painted in underglaze blue and enamelled in red, green, exterior vividly painted in underglaze blue and enamelled in red, green,
yellow and aubergine, with four alternating five-clawed dragons and yellow and aubergine, with four alternating five-clawed dragons and
phoenixes pursuing the flaming pearl amidst foliate floral scrolls, below phoenixes pursuing the flaming pearl amidst foliate floral scrolls, below
the rim with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the interior decorated with a the rim with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the interior decorated with a
central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon pursuing the flaming central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon pursuing the flaming
pearl amidst fire scrolls. pearl amidst fire scrolls.
15.2cm (6in) diam. 15cm (5 7/8in) diam.

£4,000 - 6,000 £15,000 - 20,000
CNY36,000 - 54,000 CNY130,000 - 180,000

清康熙 五彩龍鳳呈祥盌 清康熙 五彩龍鳳呈祥盌
青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款 青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款

Provenance: a European private collection Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏 來源： 歐洲私人收藏

Compare similarly decorated wucai bowls, Kangxi marks and of the Please see previous footnote.
period, of sizes varying from 10.4cm - 16.4cm diam., illustrated in
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum:
Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999,
nos.135-136; and another illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty:
The Official Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Zhongguo qingdai
guanyao ciqi, Shanghai, 2003, p.86. A similar but smaller bowl was
sold at Bonhams London on 10 November 2011, lot 90.

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