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30 A FINE WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND
46 SOTHEBY’S PHOENIX’ BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND
PERIOD

the rounded sides rising from a straight foot to
a gently ared rim, painted to the exterior with
a green and a red dragon striding amidst oral
sprays in pursuit of ‘ aming pearls’, divided by
a pair of swooping phoenix, all below a band of
‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ interspersed with ruyi
emblems, the interior with a central medallion
enclosing a dragon and a ‘ aming pearl’, the base
with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 5⅞ in., 15 cm

$ 30,000-50,000

30

A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’
BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND
PERIOD

the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly
tapered foot to a gently aring rim, painted to the
exterior with two dragons striding in pursuit of
‘ aming pearls’, divided by two phoenix in ight,
reserved on a leafy oral ground, all below a band
of ‘Auspicious Emblems’ and ruyi at the rim,
the interior with a medallion enclosing a further
dragon and ‘ aming pearl’, the base with a six-
character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.7 cm

PROVENANCE
Dutch Private Collection, prior to 1995.

$ 20,000-30,000