A RARE YELLOW-GROUND 'GREEN DRAGON' DEEP BOWL
A RARE YELLOW-GROUND 'GREEN DRAGON' DEEP BOWL

ENCIRCLED ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

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A RARE YELLOW-GROUND 'GREEN DRAGON' DEEP BOWL
encircled zhengde four-character mark and of the period
Thickly potted with steep sides and a flaring rim, enamelled with a warm golden-yellow ground with two dragons in mutual pursuit among clouds incised and picked out in pale green, above a lappet-band around the foot rim, rim cracks
5 in. (15 cm.) diam., fitted box

Lot Essay

The green enamel dragon on a yellow ground was a frequently used design during the Zhengde period, but the present form is very rare. The design was more frequently used on dishes and leys jars, zhadou. Another example of a bowl of this form, from the Palmer Collection, was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society 1957 exhibition, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, Catalogue no.196.
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