A pair of white-glazed 'dragon' bottle vases, Qing dynasty, 18th...
Property from an important European collection
A pair of white-glazed 'dragon' bottle vases,
Qing dynasty, 18th century
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清十八世紀 白釉堆塑螭龍小瓶一對
each pear-shaped body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall flaring neck, applied around the neck with a freely-modelled sinuous chilong and covered overall with a translucent creamy-white glaze
10.3 and 10.5 cm
Condition Report:
Left vase with a bruise on the rim; and a glaze pool above the foot being lightly buffed. Minor firing imperfections, such as a tiny glaze crackle where the sprig joins the chilong's mouth (left vase); and an original firing line on the chilong's body (right vase). Occasional microscopic glaze nicks and general surface scratches.
左瓶口沿見一小磕痕；足上方一聚釉處經輕磨。正常窰燒微瑕，如左瓶銜芝處見一細小片紋，及右瓶龍身一小窰線。正常器面磨痕，偶見數點釉面剝痕。
Provenance:
Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late 1960s.
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1960年代末購自仇焱之（1910-80年）
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Property from an important European collection
A pair of white-glazed 'dragon' bottle vases,
Qing dynasty, 18th century
重要歐洲收藏
清十八世紀 白釉堆塑螭龍小瓶一對
each pear-shaped body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall flaring neck, applied around the neck with a freely-modelled sinuous chilong and covered overall with a translucent creamy-white glaze
10.3 and 10.5 cm
Condition Report:
Left vase with a bruise on the rim; and a glaze pool above the foot being lightly buffed. Minor firing imperfections, such as a tiny glaze crackle where the sprig joins the chilong's mouth (left vase); and an original firing line on the chilong's body (right vase). Occasional microscopic glaze nicks and general surface scratches.
左瓶口沿見一小磕痕；足上方一聚釉處經輕磨。正常窰燒微瑕，如左瓶銜芝處見一細小片紋，及右瓶龍身一小窰線。正常器面磨痕，偶見數點釉面剝痕。
Provenance:
Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late 1960s.
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1960年代末購自仇焱之（1910-80年）
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