Lot Essay
A bowl of the same size and pattern was included in the exhibition, Ming and Ch'ing Porcelain from the Collection of the T.Y. Chao Family Foundation, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1978, Catalogue, no. 38.
Details
A MING WUCAI SMALL BOWL
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely potted with shallow, rounded sides and lipped rim, decorated on the exterior with a pair of striding, five-clawed dragons in underglaze blue with red spines and green manes and tufts, shown in mutual pursuit of flaming pearls amidst ruyi-form clouds, the interior decorated in underglaze blue with a phoenix roundel within double-line borders, minute chip to foot rim--4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) diam.
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely potted with shallow, rounded sides and lipped rim, decorated on the exterior with a pair of striding, five-clawed dragons in underglaze blue with red spines and green manes and tufts, shown in mutual pursuit of flaming pearls amidst ruyi-form clouds, the interior decorated in underglaze blue with a phoenix roundel within double-line borders, minute chip to foot rim--4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Ira and Nancy Koger Collection