A PAIR OF WUCAI `DRAGON AND PHOENIX` BOWLS

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19.03.2021 13:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 721 | A PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
A PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS

DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

Each bowl is enameled on the exterior with two scaly dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, alternating with descending long-tailed phoenixes, beneath a band of ruyi-form motifs and Buddhist emblems below the rim. The interior is further decorated with a central medallion enclosing a dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl.

5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam.

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