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A large flambÉ-glazed pear-shaped
vase
19th century
The thickly potted vase with a bulbous body rising to a
tall cylindrical neck, all covered with a thick raspberry-
toned glaze with delicate streaks of dark bluish-purple
reaching over the foot and inside the neck.
49.5cm (19½in) high
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000
CNY29,000 - 49,000
十九世紀 窯變釉膽瓶

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An anhua-decorated turquoise-
glazed ‘dragon’ vase
18th century
The bulbous body delicately incised with two
striding five-clawed dragons in pursuit of a flaming
pearl amid cloud scrolls, a further five-clawed
dragon on the neck in pursuit of the same pearl
beneath a border of classic scroll at the rim, the
exterior and inside of the neck all covered in a
glossy turquoise glaze showing a fine craquelure.
39cm (15 3/8in) high
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000
CNY29,000 - 49,000
十八世紀 孔雀綠釉暗花龍紋天球瓶
Compare a related turquoise-glazed bottle vase
incised with dragons, Qianlong seal mark and of
the period in the Huaihaitang Collection, illustrated
by P.Lam, Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of
the Imperial Qing: The Huaihaitang Collection,
Hong Kong, 2007, no.56.

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