A RARE CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL

18TH CENTURY

The U-shaped body rising from a short spread foot to a flaring rim, with anhua decoration of two scaly dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the base finely incised with a six character Chenghua mark, 11.2cm.

Provenance: formerly an old German private collection and an old Dutch private collection.

Exhibited: The Museum of Decorative Arts, Frankfurt.

Cf. Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C P Lin Collection, p.86, no.4 for a similarly decorated Hongzhi mark and period bowl.