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A RARE CORAL-RED AND GILT-DECORATED
GU-FORM VASE
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the bell-shaped base rising to a ! aring neck with a globular middle
section, the exterior evenly applied with coral-red enamel and gilt-
painted at the neck with two writhing " ve-clawed dragons pursuing
‘! aming pearls’ amidst bats and clouds all between a band of
ruyi heads above and acanthus leaves below, a band of keyfret
enclosing the horizontal six-character seal mark, four bats soaring
around the central body, the dragon and bat motif repeated at the
base, the interior and base enameled turquoise
Height 6¾ in., 17.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) or Constantin von
Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent.

$ 8,000-12,000
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A GREEN-ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’ JAR
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
well-potted, the tapering ovoid body rising to a wide shoulder and
narrow short neck, decorated around the exterior in emerald-green
enamel outlined and detailed in underglaze blue illustrating two " ve-
clawed dragons striding in pursuit of ‘! aming pearls’ amidst ruyi-
form clouds, ! ame scrolls issuing from their scaly bodies, a band of
lappets below and a band of ruyi heads above, the shoulder with the
‘Eight Auspicious Emblems’ beneath a band of spirals, the recessed
base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
Height 7⅞ in., 20 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence
by descent.
EXHIBITED
Roemer Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, from 1899 (on loan).
$ 20,000-30,000
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