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A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' and phoenix bowl, underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark and of the period.

Estimate
40 000 - 60 000 SEK
3 540 - 5 310 EUR
3 620 - 5 430 USD
Hammer price
80 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' and phoenix bowl, underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark and of the period.

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.