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UNDERGLAZE BLUE YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-35)
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A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND AND BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON BOWLS
UNDERGLAZE BLUE YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-35)
Each with deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, painted in a vibrant cobalt blue on the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons, divided by two lingzhi sprays bearing the characters fu and shou, amidst flames and clouds and above overlapping petals, the interior with a writhing dragon amidst flames in a medallion, all reserved on a yellow ground, one with shallow rim chip
7¼ in. (18.2 cm.) diam. (2)
UNDERGLAZE BLUE YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-35)
Each with deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, painted in a vibrant cobalt blue on the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons, divided by two lingzhi sprays bearing the characters fu and shou, amidst flames and clouds and above overlapping petals, the interior with a writhing dragon amidst flames in a medallion, all reserved on a yellow ground, one with shallow rim chip
7¼ in. (18.2 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
With Nathan Bentz, Santa Barbara, California
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