Een keizerlijke Chinese geel en groen geglazuurde 'draken en feniksen' kom, Kangxi merk en periode

Dia.: 14,8 cm - H.: 6,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- A ca. 5 cm hairline on the inside of the bowl, invisible to the naked eye but showing up under UV-light. The hairline faintly visible under UV-light on the outside over ca. 1,5 cm.
- A superficial baking flaw on the rim.
- Otherwise in very good condition, the sound intact when tapped.

Yellow-glazed wares with green dragons are mentioned in Palace regulations as having been reserved for the imperial consorts or the highest-ranking concubines. The present variation of 'phoenix and dragon' bowls may have been produced for a special occasion, such as a birthday, as suggested by the auspicious 'longevity' (shou) character depicted on the interior.

Ref.:
- An identical bowl in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Good Fortune, Long Life, Health, and Peace: A Special Exhibition of Porcelains with Auspicious Designs, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1995, pl.19.
- A second example, formerly in the Tsui Museum of Art, is illustrated in Chinese Ceramics IV. Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, pl.111.
- A third example is illustrated by S. Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1951, pl. LXIX, no. 2.
- Christie's, Hong Kong, June 1, 2011, lot 3510, for a fourth example. (Sold HKD 1.340.000) (link)

Provenance: A European private collection.