11 août 2013
A rare copper-red 'Dragon and Phoenix' moonflask, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820)
Lot 59. A rare copper-red 'Dragon and Phoenix' moonflask, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820). Height 7 1/8 in., 18 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 68,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's
painted to each side with a dragon and phoenix amidst peony blossoms and leafy branches around a central raised boss with a 'flaming pearl', the spreading foot and sides decorated with similar peony scrolls below ruyi suspending tassels, the cylindrical neck flanked by dragon-scroll handles, seal mark in underglaze blue.
Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 12th December 1989, lot 382.
Christie's Swire Hong Kong, 8th October 1990, lot 558.
Christie's Swire Hong Kong, 8th October 1990, lot 558.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 11 sept. 2012 - www.sothebys.com
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