A CHINESE YELLOW GLAZED RITUAL VESSEL AND COVER

A CHINESE YELLOW GLAZED RITUAL VESSEL AND COVER, GUI

19TH CENTURY

Carved in low relief and incised with archaistic motifs, with two mask handles to the sides, the cover decorated with an oval panel containing a stylised dragon amidst flames, supported on a short column and splayed foot, all covered with a rich yellow glaze, 29.5cm. (2)

Provenance: from a private collection, London, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.