TWO BLUE-GLAZED BOWLS QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI PERIOD

each of deep U-shape rising from a short straight foot, one entirely plain, the other finely incised around the exterior with two scaly dragons amidst fire and cloud scrolls, both covered overall in a rich purplish-blue glaze save for the footring and base

Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 806-807.

dish with incised dragons on exterior: Some small nibbles to the rim and a restored chip approximately 1 cm. Surface abrasions to the glaze. In otherwise good condition. plain dish: The rim appears to have been ground down, with some shallow chips to the exterior rim. One pinhole to the interior and surface abrasions throughout. In otherwise good condition.
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