
Lot 91. Three Bleu de Huê 'dragon' and 'phoenix' bowl, Neifu mark, 19th Century, Jingdezhen export-ware; diameter: 10.7 cm, 10.3 cm, 11.1 cm. Sold for AU$ 793 (€ 498). © Bonhams 2001-2018
each fitted with silver rim.
Provenance: Private collection, Sydney.
Note: From the 1700s onwards, kings of the Le-Trinh dynasty in Vietnam ordered porcelain from China for their court. This type is named after Hue, the 19th-century capital of the last royal dynasty in Vietnam, the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). Although Chinese...
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