Lot Essay
Cf. a Jiajing bowl of this rare large size, and also decorated with dragons, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 November, 1976, lot 460.
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UNDERGLAZE-BLUE JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Details
A LARGE WHITE-GLAZED INCISED BOWL
UNDERGLAZE-BLUE JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
With deep rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to a flaring rim, freely incised with anhua decoration around the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls, above lotus petals around the base, the centre of the interior with a central dragon, covered overall in a white glaze of pale grey tone stopping neatly around the foot
11 5/8 in. (29.7 cm.) diam.
UNDERGLAZE-BLUE JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
With deep rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to a flaring rim, freely incised with anhua decoration around the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls, above lotus petals around the base, the centre of the interior with a central dragon, covered overall in a white glaze of pale grey tone stopping neatly around the foot
11 5/8 in. (29.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
E. T. Hall Collection, no. 228
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis