A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The rounded sides rise to a flaring rim. The exterior is enamelled with two dragons amidst flower sprays chasing 'flaming pearls' divided by two descending phoenixes below a narrow band of the Eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with ruyi-heads at the mouth. The interior is decorated with a dragon chasing a 'flaming pearl' amidst fire scrolls.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

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Compare to the pair of similar bowls included in the Hong Kong O.C.S. Exhibition of Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, 1979, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 32. Examples sold at auction include a pair sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1508; a single bowl, 28 November 2005, lot 1373; another, 30 May 2006, lot 1427.

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