Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 158
A SMALL CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED 'CHILONG' VASE
Estimate £3,500 - £4,500 | Hammer £3500
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Description
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.