A famille rose ’Dragon’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, with Chenghua mark.
The vase is decorated and gilt to the globular lower section with an iron-red and gilt five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl, all amongst billowing ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls. The shoulder is decorated with a lotus band interspersed with gilt shou characters, and the waisted neck is decorated with bats amidst cloud formations. Height 40.5 cm
minor wear.
Provenance
Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions
Compare with a vase of this design sold at Bonhams, lot 192, Chinese Works of Art Including The Richard Milhender Export Furniture Collection, 21 March 2022, New York.
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