An iron-red 'dragon' cup
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Delicately potted with steep sides rising from a short foot ending in a slightly everted mouth rim, the exterior finely painted with two five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls above crested waves, all within double-line borders in underglaze blue.
5cm (2in) high.
Delicately potted with steep sides rising from a short foot ending in a slightly everted mouth rim, the exterior finely painted with two five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls above crested waves, all within double-line borders in underglaze blue.
5cm (2in) high.
Sold for
£3,840
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: R.Soame Jenyns, purchased from his collection in the 1980s
Category: Asian Art
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