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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ JARS
AND COVERS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
each of baluster form, painted around the exterior with a
pair of ferocious four-clawed dragons writhing amongst
scrolling clouds, in pursuit of a ‘flaming pearl’, above a band
of crashing waves at the foot, the rim painted with a border
of lingzhi, the cover surrounded with a finial and decorated
with scrolling clouds
(4)
The jars: 48.5 cm, 19⅛ in.
W £ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,500-83,500 US$ 8,000-10,700
清十九世紀 青花趕珠雲龍紋蓋罐一對

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THREE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS
JIAJING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an
everted rim, painted to the exterior with two sinuous five- 363
clawed dragons striding amidst floral sprigs above turbulent
waves, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
(3)
12.9 cm, 5⅛ in.

‡ £ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,700-62,500 US$ 5,400-8,000
清嘉慶 青花穿花雲龍紋盌一組三件
《大清嘉慶年製》款

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