Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 992
A LARGE CHINESE CELADON-GROUND 'IMMORTAL AND QILIN' VASE
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE CELADON-GROUND 'IMMORTAL AND QILIN' VASE
PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY
The tall cylindrical body decorated in underglaze blue and slip with an Immortal riding a qilin through a rocky walled garden, with three smiling attendants carrying banners and a parasol walking alongside the mythical creature, the waisted neck painted with a further Immortal standing on swirling clouds above, all set against a pale green ground, with two applied handles shaped as pairs of lion dogs, 60cm.