A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle 1810-1860
A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle
1810-1860
Of cylindrical form, the exterior brilliantly painted in rich tones of underglaze-blue with two five-clawed dragons, one large, the other small, depicted flying amidst clouds in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', above a band of crashing waves, the base with apocryphal Yongzheng four-character mark.
7.5cm high.
Sold for HK$ 9,600 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 青花雲龍戲珠鼻煙壺
    青花「雍正年製」楷書款,1810-1860

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art


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