A Fine Bow ‘Dragon Pattern’ Bowl , Circa 1754-1758
A Fine Bow ‘Dragon Pattern’ Bowl with raised foot and turned footrim painted with underglaze blue decoration depicting a scaly four clawed dragon, eyes wide open with forked tongue chasing after a flaming pearl amidst scroll clouds within the interior or the bowl. The dragon’s writhing body is painted along the exterior.
Marks: Workman’s 12 numeral
Further Details: A Bow memorandum book dated to 1756 mentions dragon-patterned blue and white wares, where porcelain was purchased directly from the factory’s London showrooms. Large quantities were also sold as export goods to American colonies. This pattern was most likely copied directly from an original Chinese porcelain design.
Provenance
Lady Hinsley Collection, thence by descentLiterature
A similar bowl is illustrated in Anton Gabszewics and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain: The Collection formed by Geoffrey Freeman (1982), p. 72, cat. 99. See another similar example in the Norwich Museums Collection (NWHCM : 1932.4)Join our mailing list
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