Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 222
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BASIN 1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY The centre painted with a scaly dragon and a...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £74000
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BASIN
1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The centre painted with a scaly dragon and a flaming pearl of wisdom amongst clouds, the inner border with four carp emerging from waves, divided by rocks and lingzhi, with eight bats in flight above, the wide rim with stylized lappets, the underside with four sinuous dragons, 40.6cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Hampshire.