A GREEN AND YELLOW 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL

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A GREEN AND YELLOW 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

The exterior of the deep, slightly convex, body delicately incised and enamelled with two leaf-green five-clawed dragons striding torwards flaming pearls divided by two phoenix in flight, above a jewelled petal lappet band, the centre with a longevity character enclosed by a plain line border
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

A pair of similarly decorated bowls is illustrated in The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Catalogue, Part I, pl. 88, with a panoramic view of the entire design in Part II, p. 132; a single bowl from the British Rail Pension Fund sold in these Rooms, 1 May 1994, lot 735.

(US$15,000-20,000)

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