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A GREEN AND AUBERGINE-ENAMELED
‘DRAGON’ BOWL
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a ared
rim, incised and painted in aubergine enamel against a bright
green ground, the exterior with two ferocious dragons striding
amid radiating cloud wisps and ame scrolls in pursuit of
‘ aming pearls’, all below turbulent cresting waves, the interior
glazed white, the base with a six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
Diameter 4⅜ in., 11.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 9th November 2011, lot 442.
$ 5,000-7,000
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A GREEN-GLAZED ‘POMEGRANATE’ VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the lobed body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck
with a ared rim, covered overall with a green glaze, save for
the foot ring left unglazed, the base incised with a six-character
seal mark
Height 8⅝ in., 20.9 cm
See a closely related vase of this type, sold in our Paris rooms,
11th December 2014, lot 255.
$ 6,000-8,000
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