ID 861873
Lot 2992 | A FINE RARE MOULDED SOFT-PASTE CREAMY-WHITE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ VASE
Estimate value
HKD 480 000 – 550 000
QIANLONG IMPRESSED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase stands on a high slightly splayed foot rising to sharp shoulders and a tall neck below an upturned rim. It is applied with a chilong coiled around the neck and shoulder. The body is crisply impressed with three scrolling dragon motifs above a band of lotus petals around the base. It is covered overall with a creamy-white glaze suffused with crackles.
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Quek Kiok Lee Collection, acquired in Singapore, circa 1990s
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 3141
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
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