Lot Essay
A pair of Qianlong-marked bowls of this pattern is illustrated in Chinese Porcelain: The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, Parts I and II, no. 111.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTION
A GREEN AND YELLOW-ENAMELED INCISED 'DRAGON' BOWL
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A GREEN AND YELLOW-ENAMELED INCISED 'DRAGON' BOWL
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The deep sides are incised with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls positioned over cruciform clouds between ruyi-head and foliate borders, and the interior with a shou character within a line border, all in green enamel on a lemon-yellow ground.
4 in. (10 cm.) diam.
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The deep sides are incised with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls positioned over cruciform clouds between ruyi-head and foliate borders, and the interior with a shou character within a line border, all in green enamel on a lemon-yellow ground.
4 in. (10 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Christie's New York, 17 September 2008, lot 482.