THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A LARGE MING BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOWL
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A LARGE MING BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOWL
jiajing six-character mark and of the period
Painted in the interior with a central roundel enclosing a full-faced five-clawed dragon reserved on a lotus meander, and similarly decorated around the exterior with a pair of dragons in mutual pursuit between the slightly everted rim and a band of floral lappets around the base, rim frits
15¾in. (40cm.) diam.
jiajing six-character mark and of the period
Painted in the interior with a central roundel enclosing a full-faced five-clawed dragon reserved on a lotus meander, and similarly decorated around the exterior with a pair of dragons in mutual pursuit between the slightly everted rim and a band of floral lappets around the base, rim frits
15¾in. (40cm.) diam.