A finely painted Chinese porcelain seal-paste box, decorated in underglaze blue, with two dragons around a medallion of scholars at a lake in the mountains. The base has a apocryphal six character seal mark of the Qing Dynasty Qianlong Emperor. In my opinion, the box dates to the Guangxu reign (1875-1908) or Republic period (1916-1949). The box is approximately 3.1” (8 cm) in diameter. The condition is good, with two small firing flaws on the inner rim of the bottom (both mostly covered in glaze ...click for details
Pair of Chinese famille rose enameled bowls, each monochrome bowl/cup is decorated with incised/engraved five clawed dragons in the clouds chasing pearls over a wave border. The bowls date to post Qing, during the Republic period(1912-1949). The base of each bowl has a apocryphal four character iron red mark of the Qianlong period. The color of the rose enamel is not as bright & vibrant as my pictures show, the bowls are slightly lighter with a more muted color. I am adding two photos from t ...click for details
