QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A BLUE AND WHITE DEEP BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
With deep rounded sides tapering towards the foot, the sides decorated with two five-clawed dragons striding through clouds above a band of wind-tossed waves, one dragon with head turned to look at the dragon following behind, the slightly concave base with a broad unglazed ring encircling the nianhao painted in the countersunk center
8¼ in. (21 cm.) across

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 27 November 1991, lot 394.

Lot Essay

Compare a similar example included in the exhibition, Qing Mark and Period Blue and White, S. Marchant & Son, London, 1983, no. 27, and later sold in these rooms, 1 June 1990, lot 261.

Several similar bowls have been sold in our Hong Kong rooms: 30 May 2006, lot 1400; 30 October 2001, lot 821; and 20 March 1991, lot 579.

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