Lot Essay
Compare to the pair of similar bowls included in the Hong Kong O.C.S. Exhibition of Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, 1979, no. 32; and to another fine bowl sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1427.
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THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A FINE PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
Details
A FINE PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each with deeply rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, painted to the exterior with two dragons amidst flower sprays chasing 'flaming pearls' divided by two descending phoenix, below a narrow band of the eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with ruyi-heads at the rim, the interior with a medallion enclosing a writhing dragon chasing a 'flaming pearl' amidst fire-scrolls
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. (2)
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each with deeply rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, painted to the exterior with two dragons amidst flower sprays chasing 'flaming pearls' divided by two descending phoenix, below a narrow band of the eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with ruyi-heads at the rim, the interior with a medallion enclosing a writhing dragon chasing a 'flaming pearl' amidst fire-scrolls
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Previously sold at:
Christie's Hong Kong, 20 March 1990, lot 623
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2007, lot 772
Christie's Hong Kong, 20 March 1990, lot 623
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2007, lot 772
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