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A FINE AND MAGNIFICENT COBALT-BLUE AND 清乾隆
IRON-RED ‘DRAGON’ VASE, MEIPING 青花礬紅蒼龍教子祥雲海水紋梅瓶
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
《大清乾隆年製》款
superbly potted with a tapering body sweeping up to a
broad rounded shoulder surmounted by a waisted neck 來源：
and everted rim, the exterior brilliantly enamelled in varying 傳德國私人收藏
tones of iron red with two five-clawed dragons reaching for
a central flaming pearl amidst flame wisps, one rendered
larger and in a dominant position, portrayed writhing
sinuously along the shoulder of the vessel, the other slightly
subordinate and depicted with a more slender serpentine
body with its tail emanating dynamically from the whirl-pool
like waves bordering the lower body, each mythical beast
skilfully rendered with a ferocious expression accentuated
with piercing eyes and an open mouth revealing its teeth
and tongue, the windswept mane and scales meticulously
defined, all against a ground of cobalt-blue ruyi clouds, the
recessed base inscribed with a six-character seal mark
27.4 cm, 10¾ in.
PROVENANCE
A German private collection, by repute.
HK$ 18,000,000-25,000,000
US$ 2,300,000-3,190,000

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