A LARGE FAHUA `DRAGON` JAR, GUAN

Lot 968
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 6 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 807491
Lot 968 | A LARGE FAHUA 'DRAGON' JAR, GUAN
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
A LARGE FAHUA 'DRAGON' JAR, GUAN

MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

The vessel is decorated with a continuous scene of two pairs of dragons contesting a flaming pearl above waves, below ruyi-shaped panels containing phoenixes alternating with flower sprays. The decoration is outlined in raised slip and picked out in pale aubergine, cream, and yellow, all on a turquoise ground. The interior is covered with a green glaze.

13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) high

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