Asian Art at Marchant

Chinese imperial porcelain copper-red glazed saucer dish, thinly potted with gently flared lipped rim, covered overall in a rich and even sang-de-boeuf glaze beneath the white-glazed rim.

The base with a six-character mark of Qianlong, within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period.

Qianlong, 1736-1795

6 15/16 inches, 17.6 cm diameter.

Pair of Chinese imperial porcelain wucai dragon and phoenix bowls, wan, deeply potted with gently flaring rims, each painted on the exterior with an iron-red and a green five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl separated by two swooping phoenix birds amongst leaves and flowerheads in two tones of green, beneath a band of bajixiang alternating with ruyi-heads, above two lines in underglaze blue on the foot. The interior painted in the well with an iron-red five yellow-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst flames within two underglaze blue double lines and one at the rim.

Each base with a six-character sealmark of Qianlong in underglaze blue and of the period, 1736-1795.

6 ⅛ inches, 15.5 cm diameter.

Pair of Chinese imperial porcelain famille rose, fencai, lobed jardinieres on five ruyi-head feet, the body decorated with gilt circular shou-character medallions amongst iron red bats in flight and blue enamel wan-characters, all heightened in gilt on a rich lemon yellow ground, the flat slightly lipped rim with flowerheads on a lime green ground, the interior and base with turquoise enamel lining.

9 inches, 22.8 cm diameter.

The base of each with a six-character sealmark of Daoguang in iron red and of the period, 1821-1850.