QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A FINE WUCAI-DECORATED DRAGON AND PHOENIX BOWL
Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795)
The exterior decorated with dragons in green and iron-red striding amidst foliate meander in pursuit of flaming pearls, separated by two descending phoenixes below a band of the conjoined bajixiang, with an iron-red dragon roundel in the interior
5 7/8in. (14.8cm.) diam.

Provenance

Christie's, Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 741.

Lot Essay

A bowl of this pattern with a Qianlong seal mark in the Qing Court Collection is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, vol. 38, Beijing, 1999, p. 148, no. 136. An earlier, Kangxi, version of this pattern can be seen on p. 147, no. 135.

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