A yellow-glazed porcelain bowl, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and of the period (1875-1908).
Decorated with dragons chasing the flaming pearl amongst flames and clouds, the base with six-character mark in underglaze blue, diameter 16,8 cm.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
From the collection of Ambassador Klas Böök (1909-1980).
Klas Böök was the Swedish Ambassador to Beijing 1956-1961 where he and his wife Aina purchased this bowl amongst other things.
Initially he studied at Lund University and at London School of Economics, after which he became an officer in the Swedish artillery reserves at the A3 regiment. He was subsequently employed at Sveriges Riksbank, the Swedish central bank, and continued to have an illustrious career at the Riksbank, culminating in his appointment as its Governor (1948-1951). He then embarked upon a diplomatic career with ambassadorial appointments in Ottawa, Beijing, Bangkok, New Delhi, Colombo, Kathmandu and Bern.
For his services he was granted the following awards:
First Class order of the Polar Star
First Class Order of the White Rose of Finland
Commander, Order of the Dannebrog
Commander, Order of St Olav
Thence by descent
