A ge glazed dish, yellow glazed bowl, and a five clawed dragon box with cover, late Qing dynasty.
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The dish with ge glaze. Diameter 28.5 cm. The bowl decorated in relief with flowers and covered with a yellow glaze. Diameter 19 cm. The box with cover with two five clawed dragons facing each other chasing the flaming pearl amidst cloud formations. Diameter 6.5 cm.
The dish with a chip.
Provenance
From the collection of Helge von Knorring (1897-1985), thence by descent within the family. Helge von Knorring was a Finnish diplomat who had a long career within the ministry of Foreign Affairs. He first comes out as a young attaché to Japan in the late 1920’s. then comes to Shanghai as the Charge d ’Affaires 1929-1932. Then he returns as an attaché in Tokyo again. The service continues with a lot of posts around the world, he was the Chargé d’Affaires in Pretoria 1949-1952, Abassador to Beijing 1952-1953, Ambassador to Bern 1953-1956.