Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 118
A LARGE CHINESE SNOWFLAKE-BLUE DICE BOWL PROBABLY QING DYNASTY The U-shaped body with thickly...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE SNOWFLAKE-BLUE DICE BOWL
PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
The U-shaped body with thickly potted sides, decorated with a mottled xuehualan glaze of varying blue tones to the exterior, the interior glazed white and with a six character Yongzheng mark to the centre, the base unglazed and with a broad shallow footring, 26.2cm.
Cf. The British Museum, registration number PDF.605 for a similar bowl from the Xuande period on loan from the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art; see also the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, no.1989.287 for another Xuande example.