A RARE CHINESE GREEN AND AUBERGINE GLAZED BOWL

SIX CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD 1821-50

Painted to the exterior with two scaly five-clawed dragons, chasing flaming pearls of wisdom amongst flame wisps, all above crashing waves, the interior white, 11cm.

Cf. J Stuart, Imperial Porcelain and Court Values, Orientations, August 1993, fig.3 for a Kangxi dish in the same palette from the Tianminlou Foundation, Hong Kong.