A GREEN AND YELLOW ENAMELLED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL

THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE LADY

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A GREEN AND YELLOW ENAMELLED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

The thinly potted bowl incised and enamelled in bright green with two sinuous dragons striding around the exterior alternated with two long-tailed phoenixes with wings outspread in flight amidst flames and clouds, with a lappet band encircling above the foot, the interior centred with a roundel containing a Shou character, all against a rich yellow ground
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) diam., stand, box

Provenance

Mayuyama

Lot Essay

Similar Kangxi bowls include a pair illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Part 1, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 88; and a single bowl from the Toguri Collection, sold at Sotheby's London, 9 June 2004, lot 8.

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