A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL

Lot 47
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 5 000
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ID 432604
Lot 47 | A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
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£ 4 000 – 6 000
A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL

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

The bowl is decorated to the exterior with an iron-red dragon and a green dragon chasing the flaming pearl between two phoenix descending on a ground scattered with floral sprigs. The rim is decorated with a band of Eight Buddhist Emblems alternating with ruyi-heads. The interior is decorated with a central medallion enclosing an iron-red dragon in pursuit of the flaming pearl.

6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) diam.

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