Rare Kangxi Dragon Bowl: Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
A rare and fine Chinese yellow-ground blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722). The bowl is finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed blue dragon on a yellow ground, the exterior similarly decorated with a pair of sinuous five-clawed dragons striding through flames above overlapping lotus petals. Similar example see Bonhams, London, 11/05/2021, lot 258. Provenance: Acquired from Joshua McClelland Print Room 15/11/2004, 5.24 in. diameter; box
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- Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Chinese ceramics, decoration - blue and white, bowls and basins 722
- Chinese ceramics, dynasty mark or period
