A SMALL CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED 'CHILONG' VASE

YONGZHENG 1723-35

Raised on a spread foot and surmounted by a tall flaring neck, decorated with a crackled pale blue glaze, the shoulder applied with a chilong picked out in aubergine, the mythical beast with its mouth agape revealing its tongue and fangs, all above a band of moulded narrow lappets, the base left unglazed, together with a Japanese box and cover, 13.9cm.

Provenance: formerly a Japanese private collection.