A RARE DOUCAI `DRAGON MEDALLION` JAR

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HKD 2 000 000
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29.11.2022 13:30UTC +08:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 2986 | A RARE DOUCAI 'DRAGON MEDALLION' JAR
A RARE DOUCAI 'DRAGON MEDALLION' JAR

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The finely potted jar is decorated to the exterior with five medallions, each enclosing a five-clawed dragon in pursuit of the flaming pearl amongst scrolling clouds and intercept by clusters of scrolls and tendrils, all above a band of stylized lappets to the foot. The shoulder is decorated with bajixiang above a band of stylized ruyi-head shaped clouds in green enamel.

7 1/8 in. (18.3 cm.) high





Provenance

The Estate of Geraldine S. Violett

Sold at Sotheby's New York, 30 May 1990, lot 179

Sold at Sotheby's London, Imperial Porcelain. A Private Collection, 4 November 2020, lot 12
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