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A FINE WHITE-GLAZED PUCE-ENAMELLED
‘DRAGON’ VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY, YUXIUXUAN ZHI MARK IN
UNDERGLAZE BLUE
The vase is well potted with an oviform body rising to a tapering
cylindrical neck, covered in a clear glaze. It is applied at the
shoulder with a chilong peering over the mouth rim with a lingzhi
spray in its mouth, delicately enamelled in puce. The base bears an
underglaze blue mark, Yuxiuxuan zhi, ‘Made for the Pavilion of
Nurturing Beauty’.
7 in. (18 cm.) high, box
HK$500,000-800,000 US$65,000-100,000
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