rare bol en porcelaine Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi (1662-1772)

la bordure tulipée, l'intérieur orné d'un médaillon central à décor incisé ou en léger relief de lingbi émergeant de vagues autour desquels volent deux chauve-souris, l'extérieur peint en rouge de fer de deux dragons à la poursuite de la perle sacrée accompagnés de chauves-souris sur fond de vagues en léger relief, marque apocryphe Zhengde à la base ; fêles de cuisson à l'extérieur et au pied

Collection particulière belge.
Bluett and Son, 1964.

 

Zutphen Museum, Netherland, 1992, n° 1

The inner iron-red band mostly faded but otherwise in good overall condition ; two horizontal firing cracks (2 cm and 6 mm) to the outside, some wear, glaze gaps and rubbing to the iron red enamel on the two bats inside, some iron spots and pin prick burst air bubble around the body, a small firing crack to the foot rim and glaze gap beneath the base. The white ground slightly more toned than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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