Deux bols en porcelaine de la Famille Verte Dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi

les bols à la panse profonde et bords évasés, l'un le pourtour décoré d'un paysage et d'une inscription, l'autre l'extérieur de créatures mythiques; avec un petit vase double-gourde librement peint de dragons sinueux parmi les nuages, marque à quatre caractères Chenghua incisée à la base (3)

The bowl illustrated on the left of the catalogue illustration is in overall very good condition with the exception of a ca. 0.3cm wide shallow flake to the rim. There are scattered pin-point glaze imperfections and two small glaze pulls to the interior. There is very light wear to the enamels which are vibrant and more translucent than the catalogue illustration suggests. The bowl illustrated on the right of the catalogue illustration is in overall good condition with the exception of light fritting and shallow glaze chips scattered along the rim includin a ca. 3cm wide restored part of the rim which conceals three tiny restored chips. The foot rim may have been polished and a ca. 1cm wide part of the rimo painted over. There is very light wear to the enamels. The colours are vibrant and translucent than the catalogue illustration suggests. The double-gourd vase is in overall good condition. The rim and foot may have been reduced and polished. There is minor wear to the enamels, especially the pale green.
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