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Chinese 17th century pair of wucai bowls made at the start of The Emperor Kangxi's reign (1662-1722). painted in the wucai palette with underglaze blue and over glaze enamels of burnt orange, green green and yellow. Made between 1662 - 1680
The design is referred to as either lantern patter or brocade ball.
The outside is painted with a lantern or brocade ball being of canopy flanked with a canopy flanked by tied auspicious emblems including halberds and pearls. Halberds are one of the precious items.
The canopy is one of the auspicious group - bajixiang the halberd is a pun for good luck as both are pronounced 'Ji'
There is a leafy and flower border to the inside of the rim
Square seal mark to the base with a John Sparks label for provenance..
There is a feint pin prick tattoo from an earlier Chinese collector to the centre
Dimensions
14cm diameterCondition report
feint collectors tattoo to the centreStock number
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