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A shard of a Chinese famille-rose 'dragon' bowl, Hongxian…
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Sydney
Date:
22-Mar-2015
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A shard of a Chinese famille-rose 'dragon' bowl, Hongxian four-character mark, Early Republic period 22 cm wide. Provenance: NSW private collection, purchased in 1998 Ex Hepburn Myrtle collection, V.V. Fretwell Exhibitions and Publications: Myrtle, Hepburn. 'Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney: 1980, Exhibition Number 69, Page 44 Oort, H.A. 'Chinese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th Centuries', Uitgeversmaatschappij de Tijdstroom B.V., Lochem, Netherlands: 1977, Page 128 Note: In Myrtle's catalogue, it is noted that the complete bowl would have been decorated with nine dragons, a combination reserved for the Emperor. 1999 Hepburn Myrtle Myrtle, Hepburn. 1980 69 44 Van Oort, H.A. Uitgeversmaatschappij de Tijdstroom B.V., 1977 128
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Category:
Unclassified