31 août 2016
A copper-red-decorated 'dragon' vase, 19th century
Lot 919. A copper-red-decorated 'dragon' vase, 19th century. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The tall, slender neck is finely painted in copper-red with a striding dragon with a bifurcated tail above a raised band encircling the shoulder. The base is inscribed in underglaze blue with a Kangxi six-character mark. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) high.
Provenance: Robert West Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1950.
Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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