Lot Essay
Compare a pair of yellow-ground examples painted with the same design, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 May 2001, lot 545.
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UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A SET OF THREE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOWLS
UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each with rounded sides rising from a high tapering foot to a slightly flaring rim, the exterior finely painted with two striding five-clawed dragons alternating with ruyi panels containing the characters fu and shou amidst flame scrolls, above petals around the base, the interior with a third dragon in a medallion
5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm.) diam. (3)
UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each with rounded sides rising from a high tapering foot to a slightly flaring rim, the exterior finely painted with two striding five-clawed dragons alternating with ruyi panels containing the characters fu and shou amidst flame scrolls, above petals around the base, the interior with a third dragon in a medallion
5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm.) diam. (3)
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