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11 août 2013

A rare copper-red 'Dragon and Phoenix' moonflask, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820)

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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 USDLot 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

ProvenanceSotheby's London, 12th December 1989, lot 382.
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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