ID 432604
Lot 47 | A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
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.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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