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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
LATE MING DYNASTY
Details
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
LATE MING DYNASTY
Each bowl is finely painted on the exterior in underglaze blue with a dragon and phoenix divided by a flaming pearl and stylised clouds. The interior is decorated with a central medallion enclosing a four-clawed dragon.The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark in underglaze blue within a circle.
5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) diam., boxes
LATE MING DYNASTY
Each bowl is finely painted on the exterior in underglaze blue with a dragon and phoenix divided by a flaming pearl and stylised clouds. The interior is decorated with a central medallion enclosing a four-clawed dragon.The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark in underglaze blue within a circle.
5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) diam., boxes
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 November 1980, lot 226
Brought to you by
Chi Fan Tsang