WUCAI BOWL. diam : 15 cm.
Painted in WUCAI bright enamels ( = 5 colours) : on the exterior 2 " five-clawed" dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearls,separated by 2 phoenix birds amongst prunus and chrysant flowers, all beneath a band of bajixian alternating with ruyi heads ; the interior in " iron-red" , illustrating a medaillon with the dragon - flaming pearl .
period: DAOGUANG : 1821 - 1850 .
mark : 6 - character seal-mark in underglaze-blue .
refer. : " Qing Polychrome Porcelain ", The Hong Kong Museum " , 1977 , cat.n°32
" The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong ", bulletin n°3, 1978, n° 7 .
" Recent Acquisition ", Marchant & Son, London 2005 , n° 61.