QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE BLUE-GROUND POLYCHROME-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The exterior is decorated with two dragons, one in green enamel, the other iron-red, racing through green, yellow and iron-red flames in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' positioned above cruciform clouds, resting on a band of overlapping petals. The decoration is reserved on a ground of blue wash, with a further dragon medallion in green on the interior.
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

A Kangxi-marked bowl of this same design was included in the exhibition, Joined Colors; Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics from Collectors in the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, illustrated by L.A. Cort and J. Stuart, Catalogue, Hong Kong, 1993, p. 84, pl. 13. Qianlong-marked bowls of this type are relatively rare. An example was sold at Christie's New York, 28 March 1996, lot 363.

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