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A PAIR OF WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND
PHOENIX’ BOWLS
JIAQING SEAL MARKS AND
PERIOD
each potted with deep rounded sides rising from
a slightly tapered foot to a gently ared rim,
painted to the exterior with two dragons striding
in pursuit of ‘ aming pearls’, divided by phoenix in
ight, reserved on a leafy oral ground, all below
a band of ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ and ruyi at
the rim, the interior with a dragon medallion, the
base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze
blue (2)
Diameter 5¾ in., 14.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Vincenzo Lojacono (1885-1954),
acquired in China between 1933 and 1937.
$ 20,000-30,000
Vincenzo Lojacono 1885 1954
1933 1937
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