A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'chilong' bottle vase, Kangxi mark, possibly later...

Property from an important European collection
A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'chilong' bottle vase,
Kangxi mark, possibly later
重要歐洲收藏
清康熙或較晚 黃地綠龍紋長頸瓶
《大清康熙年製》款

the tapering body rising from a recessed base to an angled shoulder and tall neck, decorated in relief around the shoulder with an archaistic three-clawed chilong in green, reserved on a rich egg-yolk yellow ground, the white base inscribed with a six-character reign mark

18.4 cm

Condition Report:
Footring has been slightly polished. A tiny glaze flake (approx.0.4cm) to the lower body. Otherwise in good overall condition, with minor surface wear and occasional scratches.

圈足經輕磨。瓶下半身見一細小剝釉（約0.4公分）。除此以外，整體品相良好，見器面磨痕及些許劃痕。

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）