A rare Chinese porcelain blue and white `Dragon Bowl. Ming Dynasty, Jiajing six-character mark and period (1522-1566). photo courtesy Gibson Antiques

MIboldly painted with two five-clawed dragons chasing around the exterior amongst cloud scrolls and lingzhi fungus, the interior with a central dragon roundel; 18cm - Price on request.

Provenance: Japanese Collection

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