Lot Essay
A similarly decorated set of four 'phoenix and bamboo' bowls of comparable size was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 123.
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CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX AND BAMBOO' CONICAL BOWLS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Each finely decorated in penciled style with a phoenix in flight opposite two bamboo stalks, the decoration continuing from the exterior to the interior, each base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) diam.
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Each finely decorated in penciled style with a phoenix in flight opposite two bamboo stalks, the decoration continuing from the exterior to the interior, each base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) diam.
Provenance
C. T. Loo Chinese Art (successor Frank Caro), New York, 16 March 1957.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis
A similarly decorated set of four 'phoenix and bamboo' bowls of comparable size was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 123.