Lot 137
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GREEN-GLAZED 'DRAGON' BOWL
QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Description
乾隆款 綠釉暗刻雙龍趕珠紋碗
raised from a short straight foot to rounded sides and slightly everted rim, finely carved to the exterior with two five-clawed dragons amongst auspicious clouds to each side chasing flaming pearl, a band of crashing waves with four mountains surrounded the foot, applied overall save for the underside with an iridescent green-glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue
Dimensions
22.1cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance: Formerly in a private UK collection, the current owner acquired from Peter Kemp approximately five years ago