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CHINESE TIANBAI EGG-SHELL LOBED BOWL

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

REPUBLIC PERIOD (CIRCA 1910�1940) A CHINESE TIANBAI (SWEET WHITE) GLAZED PORCELAIN LOBED BOWL, EXECUTED IN ULTRA-THIN “EGG-SHELL” PORCELAIN (TUOTAI). THE FLUTED BODY IS MANDATED BY A FOLIATED MOUTH RIM. THE EXTERIOR AND UNDER-RIM SURFACE REVEAL EXCELLENTLY RENDERED ANHUA (SECRET DECORATION) LOW-RELIEF MOLDING OF ARCHAIZED IMPERIAL DRAGONS WRITHING THROUGH FLORAL SCROLL THE CENTER OF THE FOOT…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

REPUBLIC PERIOD (CIRCA 1910�1940)
A CHINESE TIANBAI (SWEET WHITE) GLAZED PORCELAIN LOBED BOWL, EXECUTED IN ULTRA-THIN “EGG-SHELL” PORCELAIN (TUOTAI). THE FLUTED BODY IS MANDATED BY A FOLIATED MOUTH RIM. THE EXTERIOR AND UNDER-RIM SURFACE REVEAL EXCELLENTLY RENDERED ANHUA (SECRET DECORATION) LOW-RELIEF MOLDING OF ARCHAIZED IMPERIAL DRAGONS WRITHING THROUGH FLORAL SCROLL
THE CENTER OF THE FOOT UNDER-VALE DISPATCHES A MOLDED FOUR-CHARACTER REGAL APOCRYPHAL MARK IN ARCHAIC SEAL SCRIPT (ZHUANSHU) ENCLOSED WITHIN A SUNFLOWER OR LOTUS MEDALLION BORDER READING YONGLE NIAN ZHI
MEAASURES APPROX. 3.375 IN HIGH, 9.5 IN DIAMETER