AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL, the rounded sides rising to a flaring rim the exterior incised with two dragons each chasing a flaming pearl amidst firescrolls and above waves breaking on rocks (small hairline crack to rim), Guangxu six-character mark and of the period | Christie's

Sale 2142

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

Amsterdam

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14 May 1991

Browse Sale

Lot 347

AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL, the rounded sides rising to a flaring rim the exterior incised with two dragons each chasing a flaming pearl amidst firescrolls and above waves breaking on rocks (small hairline crack to rim), Guangxu six-character mark and of the period

Price realised

NLG 1,955

Estimate

NLG 1,500 - NLG 1,800

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AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL, the rounded sides rising to a flaring rim the exterior incised with two dragons each chasing a flaming pearl amidst firescrolls and above waves breaking on rocks (small hairline crack to rim), Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
17 cm. diam.
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