With sharp angular sides rising from a short circular foot-rim to a slightly flaring lip, the bowl finely incised with five claw dragons chasing a flaming pearl. Covered all over in a imperial egg-yellow glaze. Six-character Kangxi mark in a circle on the base in underglaze black.
Qing Monochrome, Wonders of the Orient, Year of Dragon
Imperial Yellow Dragon Cup
Guangxu Period (1875 – 1908), Qing Dynasty. Porcelain.
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China.
D: 10.5cm H: 6cm
Provenance:
• Anthony Du Boulay Collection