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

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A FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bowl is decorated with a green and a red five-clawed dragon alternating between two downwards-flying phoenix amidst foliate and blossoming tendrils, all beneath a band containing the Eight Buddhist Emblems beneath the rim.
6 1/8 in. (15.4 cm.) diam.

Provenance

A distinguished European private collection.
‌Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 77.

Special notice

Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer's premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer's premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer's Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.

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Lot Essay

A bowl of this pattern with a Qianlong seal mark in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Beijing, 1999, p. 148, no. 136. Another Qianlong-marked example was sold at Christie's New York, 15-16 September 2011, lot 1498.

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