Fine Chinese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 505
A RARE CHINESE WUCAI GARLIC-MOUTH 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £8500
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Description
A RARE CHINESE WUCAI GARLIC-MOUTH 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE
KANGXI 1662-1722
The pear-shaped body decorated with a scaly three-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, with its tail coiled around the slender neck, all below a border of triangular lappets to the mouth rim, 30.5cm.
Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Jan van Beers Oriental Art, London, on 7th November 2011, a copy of the original invoice is available.