Asian Art II - 15th November 2023
Lot 595
A SMALL CHINESE COPPER-RED 'CHILONG' BOTTLE VASE
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A SMALL CHINESE COPPER-RED 'CHILONG' BOTTLE VASE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Painted with a sinuous dragon emitting streams of vapour, the base with a Kangxi mark, 12.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Mr T Szema (d.1954), whose father set up a sugar business with companies and residences in Shanghai, Kobe, Kaoshung and Taipei, and thence by descent.