A FINE RARE MOULDED SOFT-PASTE CREAMY-WHITE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ VASE - photo 1
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A FINE RARE MOULDED SOFT-PASTE CREAMY-WHITE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ VASE

Starting price
HKD 480 000
Auction dateClassic
29.11.2022 13:30UTC +08:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 861873
Lot 2992 | A FINE RARE MOULDED SOFT-PASTE CREAMY-WHITE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ VASE
A FINE RARE MOULDED SOFT-PASTE CREAMY-WHITE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ VASE

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
Medium:Ceramics, 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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