A pair of Chinese blue and white « chilong » bowls. Tianqi

Decorated in underglaze blue with chilong, the exterior decorated with two chilong separated by plant motifs, and the interior also has a single dragon in the centre. The base has an underglaze blue seal script mark and character mark for the other.

COUNTRY : China
TIME: Tianqi period (1621-1627)
MATERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 4.92 in. (12.5 cm)
REFERENCE : D040
PROVENANCE : The Collection of French Lady, Limoges
STATUS : vendu
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A similar bowl is illustrated by Regina Krahl, from the collection of the Topkapi Saray museum, fig. 1525 in ‘Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul’.

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