A BLUE AND WHITE AND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' BOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
thinly potted with deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, vividly decorated around the exterior with two yellow five-clawed dragons striding amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls, the interior similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing a writhing dragon, all reserved on an underglaze-blue ground, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
10.5 cm, 4 1/8 in.
Provenance:
S. Marchant & Son, London, 1965.
Collection of Anthony Evans, Kent, collection no. 425.
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thinly potted with deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, vividly decorated around the exterior with two yellow five-clawed dragons striding amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls, the interior similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing a writhing dragon, all reserved on an underglaze-blue ground, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
10.5 cm, 4 1/8 in.
Provenance:
S. Marchant & Son, London, 1965.
Collection of Anthony Evans, Kent, collection no. 425.