A MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE FISHBOWL

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A MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE FISHBOWL
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

Heavily potted, the deep, curved sides painted in rich tones of underglaze blue with two large five-clawed dragons racing through clouds, one with head turned backwards to look at the flaming pearl that divides them, within linear borders repeated on the thick, molded rim, cracks and chips
30in. (76.2cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

A fish bowl of this date and pattern, but of smaller size, was included in the exhibition, Selected Ceramcis from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Hu, Shanghai Museum, 1989, Catalogue, no. 21; and another example of this pattern is illustrated in Ming dai taoci daquan, (Complete Selection of Ming Dynasty Ceramic and Porcelain), Taiwan, 1987, p. 317