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Lot 52
Sale 727 - Asian Works of Art
Jun 25, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$15,000 -
20,000
Price Realized
$81,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Rare Incised and Green Enameled Porcelain 'Dragon' Bowl
ZHENGDE PERIOD (1506-1521)
明正德 白地暗刻海水綠龍紋盌
《大明正德年制》款
the deep rounded walls resting on a short straight foot, rising to a slightly flaring mouth rim, the exterior incised two striding five-clawed dragons glazed with a bright green enamel, amongst incised waves, the interior centered with a medallion enclosing another sinuous five-clawed dragon surrounded by flame-form clouds, with a single green enameled line to the mouth rim, the underside bearing a Zhengde six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double ring and of the period.
《大明正德年制》款
the deep rounded walls resting on a short straight foot, rising to a slightly flaring mouth rim, the exterior incised two striding five-clawed dragons glazed with a bright green enamel, amongst incised waves, the interior centered with a medallion enclosing another sinuous five-clawed dragon surrounded by flame-form clouds, with a single green enameled line to the mouth rim, the underside bearing a Zhengde six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double ring and of the period.
Diam 7 3/4 in., 19.68 cm.
Property from the Estate of Ann Donnelley Hardy, Lake Forest, Illinois