Sale 13753
New York
|
15 September 2016
Price realised
USD 677,000
Estimate
A SMALL ANHUA-DECORATED RUBY-PINK-ENAMELED BOWL YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) The bowl has rounded sides rising to the slightly everted rim, and the interior is anhua-decorated with dragons leaping amidst flames, while the exterior is covered with a finely mottled enamel of ruby-pink tone. 3 5/8 in. (9.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Mary Clark Thompson (1835-1923) Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1923.
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