A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN-GLAZED ANHUA 'DRAGONS' BOWL

A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN-GLAZED ANHUA 'DRAGONS' BOWL
SIX-CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

With deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the exterior applied with a vibrant green glaze and incised with two scaly five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls above crashing waves, the interior painted with a medallion enclosing a further dragon chasing a pearl, with a double line border to the rim, 15cm.

From the collection of Sir Richard Henry Chenevix Trench (1876-1954), and thence by descent.

After joining the British Army and receiving training at the Royal College at Sandhurst, Trench entered the Indian Army in January 1896, later gaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1901, he joined the Indian Political Department, serving as Resident at Mewar and later in Kashmir, as the first Assistant to the Resident in various places across India. In January 1926, Trench’s services were lent to the Government of Hyderabad. During the reign of Nizam VII, he was appointed as the Revenue Member and served for five years in Hyderabad. He was the first British officer to serve the Executive Council in Hyderabad. For his service he was appointed an O.B.E. in 1919 and was knighted in 1932.

清康熙 御製綠彩暗刻趕珠龍紋碗
《大清康熙年制》
來源：理查·亨利·切內維克斯·特倫奇爵士（1876-1954）收藏，之後由家族傳承。