Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 240
A CHINESE ANHUA-DECORATED BLUE GLAZED BOWL FROM THE HATCHER CARGO C.1640 Incised to the exterior...
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £900
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Description
A CHINESE ANHUA-DECORATED BLUE GLAZED BOWL FROM THE HATCHER CARGO
C.1640
Incised to the exterior with two dragons pursuing a flaming pearl of wisdom amongst cloud scrolls, decorated with a deep blue glaze, the base unglazed, 18.2cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Anthony Du Boulay.
Cf. S Pierson & A Barnes, A Collector's Vision: Ceramics for the Qianlong Emperor, p.99, no.86, where a related bowl of similar decoration is illustrated.