A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE
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The globular body painted with three five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames and swirling clouds, 44cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Henry Myles-Tarlton (d.1946), Chief Engineer for Bird & Co Mining in India between 1912 and 1932.