A CHINESE GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' JAR

£5,000 - £8,000

£6,300

A CHINESE GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' JAR
SIX-CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95

The ovoid body rising to a rounded shoulder and a short straight neck, painted in green enamel with two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst clouds and stylised flames, beneath a border of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, around the shoulder and a band of lotus lappets encircling the base, 20cm.

The design seen on the jar presented here represents one of the archetypal examples of Imperial porcelain. The pattern first appeared during the Chenghua period 1465-87 and remained popular throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. For a similar Qianlong example see the Tianminlou Collection, illustrated in Chinese Porcelain: The SC Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol.1, p.156, pl.114.

清乾隆綠彩趕珠龍紋罐
《大清乾隆年製》青花篆書款

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