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PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, ROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART,
SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUNDNEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND
1398
A LARGE INCISED CELADON-GLAZED INCISED CELADON-GLAZED
BOTTLE VASEVASE
18TH CENTURYTURY
The bulbous body is incised with two fve-clawed s body is incised with two fve-clawed
dragons racing amidst fames and clouds in cing amidst fames and clouds in
pursuit of faming pearls below a third dragon at aming pearls below a third dragon at
a similar pursuit encircling the neck above a band rsuit encircling the neck above a band
of rolling waves, the dragons’ eyes in underglaze aves, the dragons’ eyes in underglaze
blue, and all under a glaze of pale sea-green color. l under a glaze of pale sea-green color.
The rim and interior are white, as is the base which d interior are white, as is the base which
is inscribed da Qing nian zao in underglaze blue da Qing nian zao in underglaze blue
within a double circle.uble circle.
24º in. (61.6 cm.) high6 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000000

PROVENANCE
Warden McKee Wilson.cKee Wilson.
John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis.n Art Institute, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, s Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana,
accessioned in 1953.d in 1953.
清十八世紀 豆青釉刻龍紋長頸瓶紀 豆青釉刻龍紋長頸瓶

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