Lot 189 D α

An imperial dragon bowl. Daoguang underglaze-blue seal mark and of the period (1820-1850)

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 15.120 € (incl. premium)

An imperial dragon bowl. Daoguang underglaze-blue seal mark and of the period (1820-1850)

Small bowl with rounded sides and flaring rim. Decorated with two aubergine-coloured, five-clawed dragons on a slightly iridescent green ground. Underglaze-blue Daoguang seal mark.
Height 6 cm; diameter 11 cm

According to palace stipulations, this type was used by imperial concubines of the fifth rank (guiren).

清道光 綠地紫龍小碗
來源: 德國萊茵地區私人收藏,1989年購自Vanderven Oriental Art, 's-Hertogenbosch, 於TEFAF,Maastrich (附发票)

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired 1989 at TEFAF Maastricht from Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, ’s-Hertogenbosch (invoice available)

Literature

A similar bowl is depicted in: Simon Kwan, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1982, no. 52