A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' and phoenix bowl, underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark and of the period.
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The deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot. The exterior decorated with two incised five clawed dragons and two phoenix's in pursuit of a flaming pearl, alternating with cloud motifs above a band of lappets. The interior with a central roundel with an archaistic shou character. Diameter 11.5 cm.
Hairline cracks.
Provenance
The collection of General Director Vilhelm Meyers. A prominent Danish businessman who lived and worked in China during the years 1902-1935. He ran and owned the Andersen & Meyer Ltd, a company which at the time had about 25 000 employees.
Exhibitions
Compare a bowl of this type sold at Sotheby's . Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 september 2015.
Literature
Christopher Bo Bramsen: The Director General: Vilhelm Meyer - a Danish businessman's life in China. Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1993. 381 pp.
More information
Strict regulations determined who was allowed to use what in the Imperial Court. This design with green dragons on a yellow ground was used by the Emperor's concubines of the second rank at the Court.