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FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CHINESE EXPORT UNUSUAL CANTON FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON GATE' PUNCH BOWL
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A CHINESE EXPORT UNUSUAL CANTON FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON GATE' PUNCH BOWL
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The exterior painted with the eight immortals in a continuous landscape, the interior with square panels enclosing auspicious birds and beasts, the center depicting the transformation of a carp into a dragon as it leaps thru the 'dragon gate'
12 ½ in. (31.6 cm.) diameter
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The exterior painted with the eight immortals in a continuous landscape, the interior with square panels enclosing auspicious birds and beasts, the center depicting the transformation of a carp into a dragon as it leaps thru the 'dragon gate'
12 ½ in. (31.6 cm.) diameter