AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the swelling pear-shaped body supported on a straight foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck, painted with a powerful scaly copper-red dragon pursuing a large 'flaming pearl' amidst an inky haze of underglaze-blue clouds and mist, the face and claws finely detailed, the recessed base glazed white
Height 9 1/2 in., 24 cm
Provenance:
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
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the swelling pear-shaped body supported on a straight foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck, painted with a powerful scaly copper-red dragon pursuing a large 'flaming pearl' amidst an inky haze of underglaze-blue clouds and mist, the face and claws finely detailed, the recessed base glazed white
Height 9 1/2 in., 24 cm
Provenance:
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.