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A blue and white 'makhara dragon bowl', Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Estimate
40 000 - 60 000 SEK
3 820 - 5 730 EUR
4 340 - 6 510 USD
Hammer price
50 000 SEK
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A blue and white 'makhara dragon bowl', Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Rounded sides, on a straight footrim, painted in a strong underglaze blue with three split tail makhara dragons in mutual pursuit amongst lotus sprays above a band of ruyi-heads on the exterior, the interior with a band of similar dragons at the rim around a central roundel with a cruciform vajra motif with ribbons. Chenghua six character mark within a double roundel. Diameter 17.2 cm. Height 8.2 cm.
Crack to the rim.
Provenance
Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions
Compare bowls of this type in the Palace Museum, Taiwain, Taipei. Object Number故瓷003400N000000000. Object Number故瓷003399N000000000.