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DRAGONS FROM THE EMPIRE - IMPERIAL CERAMICS FROM THE YIDETANG COLLECTION
龍行皇天 - 藝德堂珍藏御製陶瓷
2938
A VERY RARE GILT-DECORATED CELADON-GLAZED
GROUND ‘DRAGON’ JAR AND COVER
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
The cylindrical jar is decorated around the exterior in gilt with a pair of five-clawed
dragons with black-enamelled eyes striding in pursuit of flaming pearls amid clouds, flames
and bats, between bands of alternating bats and ruyi heads, and bands of foliate scrolls,
below a band of wan emblems encircling the neck and a band of keyfrets around the foot.
The domed cover is decorated with bats in flight amid clouds, centered by a bud-form
finial, surrounded by keyfrets repeated at the rim. The interior and the underside are
enamelled turquoise.
12æ in. (32.6 cm.) high, box
PROVENANCE
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 2 June 1993, lot 404
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 November 1996, lot 924
HK$4,500,000-5,500,000 US$590,000-710,000
清嘉慶 粉青地描金雙龍趕珠紋壯罐 礬紅六字篆書款
來源
紐約蘇富比,1993 年 6 月 2 日,拍品 404 號
香港蘇富比,1996 年 11 月 5 日,拍品 924 號
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