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A COPPER-RED AND 清十八世紀末至十九世紀
UNDERGLAZE-BLUE LANTERN 青花釉裏紅番蓮夔龍紋壯罐
VASE
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH – 19TH
CENTURY
the cylindrical body rising from a splayed
foot to a flared neck, decorated around the
centre with a horizontal register of confronting
archaistic dragons and phoenix in underglaze
red, between two bands of detached leafy lotus
sprays framed by ruyi lappets, the rim and foot
encircled by further florets
36.5 cm, 14⅜ in.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,200-7,700
22 SOTHEBY ’S CHINESE ART
