Ref: Y901
Archive item - not for sale
Chinese incised dragon bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722), with incised anhua decoration with two dragons chasing flaming pearls, decorated in susancai enamels with two butterflies among branches of flowering camellia, with underglaze-blue six character mark to base, diameter: 5 7/8in., 15cm; condition: piece out of rim re-stuck, hairline to rim. A similar bowl is illustrated in 'Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing dynasty', p. 67; and also in He Li, 'Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco', p. 297, pl. 614. SOLD