Fine Chinese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 589
*A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON BOAT' ROULEAU VASES
Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £30000
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Description
*A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON BOAT' ROULEAU VASES
QING DYNASTY
Each cylindrical body finely painted with a continuous scene with figures standing on terraces and the riverbank overlooking the dragon boat carrying the Sui Emperor Yang along the canal, below decorative bands of Daoist Immortals, mythical beasts and auspicious objects, 79.5cm. (2)
Cf: Hobson,Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain, pp 37, no.126 for a similar vase dated to the Kangxi period.