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A FINE YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-
ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD

delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising to
a ared rim, the exterior incised with two striding

ve-clawed dragons in pursuit of ‘ aming pearls’,
all above a border of ruyi-heads circling the foot,
the rim bordered with a classic scroll band, the
interior centered with a medallion enclosing a shou
character, the designs all picked out in green against
a bright yellow ground, the base with a six-character
mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
Diameter 4⅛ in., 10.4cm

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 21st June 2002, lot 219.

$ 6,000-8,000

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PROPERTY FROM A PROMINENT PRIVATE
COLLECTION

A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHEONIX’
BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL 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’, separated by a pair of
descending phoenix, all below a band of the ‘Eight
Buddhist Emblems’ and ruyi motifs at the rim, the
interior with a medallion enclosing a ve-clawed
dragon reaching for a ‘ aming pearl’, the base with a
six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 6⅛in., 15.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 13th November 2001, lot 125.

$ 6,000-8,000

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