Description:
Famille Rose Eggshell Bowl, China, 19th/20th century, rounded octagonal form, the exterior decorated with dragons in pink, blue, green, and orange, on a yellow ground with an intertwining cloud pattern a ruyi-head border at the rim, and a wave border at the base of the bowl, the interior similarly decorated, with a central dragon clutching a pearl, on a green ground surrounded by lingzhi-form clouds, four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 5 3/8 in.
Estimate $400-600
Good condition. gilt loss at rim, surface dirt.
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