Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 173
A RARE CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL 18TH CENTURY The U-shaped body rising...
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Description
A RARE CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL
18TH CENTURY
The U-shaped body rising from a short spread foot to a flaring rim, with anhua decoration of two scaly dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the base finely incised with a six character Chenghua mark, 11.2cm.
Provenance: formerly an old German private collection and an old Dutch private collection.
Exhibited: The Museum of Decorative Arts, Frankfurt.
Cf. Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C P Lin Collection, p.86, no.4 for a similarly decorated Hongzhi mark and period bowl.