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A POWDER-BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED ‘DRAGONS’ A BLUE-GLAZED VASE, CONG
BOTTLE VASE Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
Guangxu six-character mark and of the period Modelled after an archaic jade prototype, the square section rising
The globular body supported on a tall straight foot, decorated in gilt with from a short circular foot to a short tapering neck, the rectangular sides
two five-clawed dragons striding in mutual pursuit of the flaming pearl applied with a pair of moulded elephant-head handles suspending fixed
amidst billowing clouds and scrolling flames above crashing waves, rings, covered overall in a thick and rich purplish-blue glaze.
raising to a slightly waisted neck scattered with swastika, swooping bats 30cm (11 3/4in) high.
and stylised shou roundels beneath a ruyi band at the rim, the sloping
shoulder encircled with a band of dense lotus scroll alternating with shou £4,000 - 6,000
characters, all reserved on a powder-blue ground. CNY35,000 - 52,000
37.5cm (14 3/4in) high

£5,000 - 8,000 清光緒 霽藍釉象耳琮式瓶
CNY43,000 - 69,000 墨彩「大清光緒年製」楷書款

清光緒 灑藍地描金雙龍趕珠紋天球瓶 Provenance: acquired from Accorsi, Turin in the 1950s, by repute.
描金「大清光緒年製」楷書款
來源： 據傳於1950年代購自意大利都靈

Provenance: a European private collection, and thence by descent Compare with a very similar blue-glazed cong vase, Guangxu mark
來源： 歐洲私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今 and of the period, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official
Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.483.

A similar blue cong vase, Guangxu mark and period, sold in these
rooms, 11th November 2010, lot 403.

64 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.