A PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'DRAGON' BOWLS MARKS OF GUANGXU

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MELBOURNE COLLECTION

each with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to the flared rim, the exterior incised with two dragons pursuing flaming pearls above wave splashed rocks encircling the base, applied inside and out with a rich turquoise glaze, the white-glazed base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue

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14.9CM

• Lot Sold $5,500 (Hammer Price)
• $6,710 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Annals Antique, Singapore, 22 April 1995

Condition Report

One bowl with two very shallow glaze chips/frits on rim edge and a small area where glaze rubbed approx 3mm and with fine black speckling. Just below the rim on the interior two small black inclusions in glaze the lower with surface scratches. Some very small raised black specks in glaze around the centre of interior. On exterior two small bubble pits and small horizontal scratch below the rim. The second bowl, the interior with small area of black inclusions in the glaze on the rim and an area of small black speckling down the interior side to centre. Two further very small areas of black inclusions and scattered specks. Some slight surface scratches. On the exterior one small black raised speck. Otherwise good condition.