A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIAL BLUE AND BROWN GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL MING DYNASTY, HONGWU PERIOD | 明洪武 御製外醬釉內藍釉暗花雲龍紋盌

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIAL BLUE AND BROWN GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL

MING DYNASTY, HONGWU PERIOD

傑出私人收藏

明洪武 御製外醬釉內藍釉暗花雲龍紋盌

the interior glazed in brilliant cobalt blue and deftly decorated in anhua technique with two scaly five-clawed dragons striding amidst ruyi-shaped clouds, encircling a central ruyi-cloud medallion, the exterior subtly decorated with a band of petal lappets around the foot and covered in brown glaze

20.5 cm, 8 in.