A ge glazed dish, yellow glazed bowl, and a five clawed dragon box with cover, late Qing dynasty.
Tietoa ostamisesta
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
The dish with ge glaze. Diameter 28.5 cm. The bowl decorated in relief with flowers and covered with a yellow glaze. Diameter 19 cm. The box with cover with two five clawed dragons facing each other chasing the flaming pearl amidst cloud formations. Diameter 6.5 cm.
The dish with a chip.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
From the collection of Helge von Knorring (1897-1985), thence by descent within the family. Helge von Knorring was a Finnish diplomat who had a long career within the ministry of Foreign Affairs. He first comes out as a young attaché to Japan in the late 1920’s. then comes to Shanghai as the Charge d ’Affaires 1929-1932. Then he returns as an attaché in Tokyo again. The service continues with a lot of posts around the world, he was the Chargé d’Affaires in Pretoria 1949-1952, Abassador to Beijing 1952-1953, Ambassador to Bern 1953-1956.
