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A FINE PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
The Property of a Southeast Asian Collector
A FINE PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS

DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A FINE PAIR OF WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each bowl is brightly enamelled to the exterior with two scaly five-clawed dragons in pursuit of the 'flaming pearl', alternating with descending long-tailed phoenix. The mythical creatures are set amidst meandering leafy scrolls below a band containing the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, at the rim. The interiors are decorated with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl'.
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box (2)
来源
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 2 May 1994, lot 750

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Nick Wilson
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A pair of bowls of this pattern was included in the exhibition, The Wonder's of the Potter's Palette, Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1984, no. 100; and a single example from the Simon Kwan Collection was included in the exhibition, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, no. 44. A set of four Daoguang-marked bowls of this same design was sold at Christie's New York, 24-25 March 2011, lot 1727, and another pair was sold at Christie's New York, 15 Spetember 2011, lot 1638.