An early Kangxi wucai bowl in transitional style
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An early Kangxi wucai bowl in transitional style
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PeriodEarly Kangxi period, ca. 1662-1780, ChinaDescriptionThe exterior with several figures in a landscape. The interior with a rabbit in the base amongst lingzhi and a flowering branch. Marked on the underside with a conch shell symbol mark within a double circle in underglaze blue.DimensionsD 16.3 cm, H 7.5 cmLiteratureA similar bowl from the Butler collection is illustrated and discussed on pages 431-434 of ‘Leaping the Dragon Gate, The Sir Michael Butler Collection of seventeenth-century Chinese porcelain’ by Teresa Canepa and Katherine Butler, 2021.Condition ReportA small chipped area on the top rim and some small bruising/unevenness on the standing rim (see close-up photos). A small hairline. A few enamel flakes on the decoration on the inside base (the rabbit). Normal wear from age and use. No restoration.
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Titel:
An early Kangxi wucai bowl in transitional style
Omschrijving:
PeriodEarly Kangxi period, ca. 1662-1780, ChinaDescriptionThe exterior with several figures in a landscape. The interior with a rabbit in the base amongst lingzhi and a flowering branch. Marked on the underside with a conch shell symbol mark within a double circle in underglaze blue.DimensionsD 16.3 cm, H 7.5 cmLiteratureA similar bowl from the Butler collection is illustrated and discussed on pages 431-434 of ‘Leaping the Dragon Gate, The Sir Michael Butler Collection of seventeenth-century Chinese porcelain’ by Teresa Canepa and Katherine Butler, 2021.Condition ReportA small chipped area on the top rim and some small bruising/unevenness on the standing rim (see close-up photos). A small hairline. A few enamel flakes on the decoration on the inside base (the rabbit). Normal wear from age and use. No restoration.