Lot 247

WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL
KANGXI MARK, LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
£1,063
Description
the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior vividly painted with two pairs of dragons and phoenix chasing 'flaming pearls', all below a band of the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' and ruyi motifs at the rim, the interior with a medallion enclosing a red five-clawed dragon grasping for a 'flaming pearl', the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
Dimensions
13.2cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance:
From an Edinburgh collection.
Note:
For a nearly identical bowl, see Sotheby's sale in their New York rooms on 13.09.2017, lot 3, sale N09674.



