A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' BOWL, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The exterior is incised and decorated in green enamel with two dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst wispy clouds and flames, below a scrolling foliate band around the rim, and the interior is decorated with a central shou character within a double circle, all reserved on an opaque lemon-yellow ground.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) diam.

Provenance
Private collection, Europe.

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF MARCHANT, EST. 1925