A Chinese porcelain blue and white barrel-form water vessel, early 18th century, the handle moulded as two confronting dragons between a gilt painted pearl, with short square spout flanked by two everted flanges, the body painted with continuous...
A Chinese porcelain blue and white barrel-form water vessel, early 18th century, the handle moulded as two confronting dragons between a gilt painted pearl, with short square spout flanked by two everted flanges, the body painted with continuous flowering lotus and sprays, the flattened top with two cartouches decorated with flowers and insects on a diaper ground, broad, unglazed footrim with small recessed base painted with a double circle mark, 25cm high Provenance: Formerly a private English collection, Newbold Pacey Hall, Warwickshire Cf. A similar vessel painted with chickens in The Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, is illustrated by Li Yi-hua in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, no.13, p. 184
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white barrel-form water vessel, early 18th century, the handle moulded as two confronting dragons between a gilt painted pearl, with short square spout flanked by two everted flanges, the body painted with continuous flowering lotus and sprays, the flattened top with two cartouches decorated with flowers and insects on a diaper ground, broad, unglazed footrim with small recessed base painted with a double circle mark, 25cm high Provenance: Formerly a private English collection, Newbold Pacey Hall, Warwickshire Cf. A similar vessel painted with chickens in The Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, is illustrated by Li Yi-hua in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, no.13, p. 184
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