Lot 1571. A pair of blue and white temple vases, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Each central section is decorated with four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flames, above a tall, waisted foot decorated with horses galloping on crashing waves, all below the slender neck decorated with cranes and upright lappets.
Provenance: The Property of the Estate of Michael Maidlow Davis; Christie's London, 11 December 1989, lot 51.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 September 2020
