An Aubergine-Glazed 'Dragon' Bowl, Daoguang Seal Mark and Period
An Aubergine-Glazed 'Dragon' Bowl, Daoguang Seal Mark and Period - Photo Sotheby's
the rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, the exterior incised with two scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls and flame wisps above turbulent foaming waters, skirted around the foot with a keyfret band, applied with an aubergine glaze leaving the interior and base white, inscribed with a six-character Daoguang seal mark, wood stand. Quantité: 2 - 15.2cm., 6in. Estimation: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP
PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th November 1985, lot 204.
EXHIBITED: From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 121
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