A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' JAR, 18TH CENTURY
The vase is decorated to the exterior in a simulated 'heaping and piling' effect with a wide band of stylised three-clawed dragons and phoenix in flight intertwined with meandering lotus flower scrolls, all between a ruyi-head band to the shoulder and a lappet band to the foot.
121⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) high
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Private European collection, formed in the early 20th century.
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The vase is decorated to the exterior in a simulated 'heaping and piling' effect with a wide band of stylised three-clawed dragons and phoenix in flight intertwined with meandering lotus flower scrolls, all between a ruyi-head band to the shoulder and a lappet band to the foot.
121⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Private European collection, formed in the early 20th century.
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