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Lot 217
A rare blue and white square 'dragon' dou-form vessel Jiajing six-character mark and of the period
13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£14,000 - £16,000
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Find your local specialistA rare blue and white square 'dragon' dou-form vessel
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period
Each of the four sides painted with a lobed panel enclosing a single writhing dragon, framed in each of the four corners by peony, chrysanthemum and lotus sprays within double borders, the base with recessed glazed panel with six-character reign mark.
18.1cm (7in) wide.
Each of the four sides painted with a lobed panel enclosing a single writhing dragon, framed in each of the four corners by peony, chrysanthemum and lotus sprays within double borders, the base with recessed glazed panel with six-character reign mark.
18.1cm (7in) wide.
Footnotes
The present vessel most probably originally formed the lower section of a double-gourd vase. Compare a Jiajing mark and period vase, similarly painted around the square lower section with writhing dragons, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, Sunday 27 April 2004, lot 223.














