A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
The bulbous body and neck are decorated with a large five-clawed, scaly, iron-red dragon with long tail that continues up onto the neck shown amidst multi-colored clouds as it confronts a smaller pink dragon shown rising from a band of cresting waves at the foot, all against a ground of rich turquoise color below a pink and green ruyi border and an iron-red rim. The interior of the neck is also covered in turquoise enamel, as is the base around the seal mark.The base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.H. 50 cm.Origin: 19TH CENTURY
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The bulbous body and neck are decorated with a large five-clawed, scaly, iron-red dragon with long tail that continues up onto the neck shown amidst multi-colored clouds as it confronts a smaller pink dragon shown rising from a band of cresting waves at the foot, all against a ground of rich turquoise color below a pink and green ruyi border and an iron-red rim. The interior of the neck is also covered in turquoise enamel, as is the base around the seal mark.The base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.H. 50 cm.Origin: 19TH CENTURY