Asian Art Day One - 20 May 2009
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A rare Chinese doucai dragon and phoenix bowl, the exterior delicately enamelled with two writhing dragons and phoenix in flight divided by flaming pearls of wisdom, all on a yellow ground, the base with a six character Kangxi mark within a double circle and of the period 1662-1722, minor faults, 14.5cm.
For a similar Kangxi yellow-ground bowl in the Shanghai Museum, see Kangxi Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum Collection, pl.160.