A doucai 'mandarin duck and lotus' bowl seal mark and period of Jiaqing
(3)Estimate $6,000 – $8,000
with steeply rounded sides rising from a straight foot to the flared rim, decorated on the exterior in underglaze blue, iron-red and green enamel, with two pairs of mandarin ducks divided by clumps of lotus and sedge, above a band of lappets and between double line borders, the interior with a similar central medallion, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark; together with an edition of Gunhild Avitabile From the Dragon's Treasure, and Sotheby's Amsterdam catalogue Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 May 1996
(3)
13.8 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $13,000 (Hammer Price)
- $15,860 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Weishaupt Collection
Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 21 May 1996, lot 277
Literature
Gunhild Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, no. 34 (illustrated)
Condition Report
Some slight pitting to the glaze surface and a few small dark specks in the glaze. Generally good condition.
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Alison Alford
Ann Roberts
Harley Young
Anthony Hurl
Philip A. Gore