ID 959753
Lot 2902 | A MAGNIFICENT YANGCAI RETICULATED AND ROTATING ‘DRAGON BOAT’ VASE
Estimate value
HKD 20 000 000 – 30 000 000
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The lantern-form outer body is carved with four openwork interlocked ruyi-shaped panels each enclosing a wan emblem, against a lime-green enamelled lattice-work ground, the body rising from a spreading foot with a floral scroll on a pink-ground with dense puce-enamelled feathery scrolls between a keyfret band below and above. The detachable waisted neck is similarly decorated below a ruyi-border below the gilt rim, flanked by a pair of dragon-form handles. The inner cylindrical vase is finely painted with four dragon boats, filled with boys rowing, with spectators watching along the banks, standing on the bridge, or sitting inside a pavilion. The inner neck and the base are enamelled turquoise.
15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from a private European family collection, by repute
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
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