Doucai Dragon Bowls

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© S. MARCHANT & SON
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Chinese Imperial porcelain doucai dragon bowl
painted with two pairs of green and aubergine five clawed dragons amongst stylised clouds and flames above rockwork and waves, the interior with a green dragon medallion.
18.4 cm, 7 ¼ inches diameter.


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Doucai
meant combining underglaze blue and white and overglaze colour.Kang,Yong,and Qian of Qing had good Doucai products.
Chinese people had a custom to bury funeral things with the dead people.
http://www.gg-art.com/China/You/index_e.php?tid=40


Click HERE to see examples of DOUCAI Dragon Bowls !

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© Bonhams
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A doucai 'dragon' moon flask
31cm (12 1/4 in.) high


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Daruma Museum, Japan