Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 334
A RARE CHINESE GREEN AND AUBERGINE GLAZED BOWL SIX CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500
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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.