07 septembre 2019
A copper-red-decorated 'dragon' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 661. A copper-red-decorated 'dragon' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 14 7/8 in., 37.8 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. © Sotheby's.
the elongated ovoid body set over a straight foot and rising to a short, waisted neck with an everted lip, painted all around in bright copper red with two five-clawed dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl', one dragon striding across clusters of swirling clouds, its sinuous body wrapping almost entirely around the vase, the second dragon emerging from the... [Lire la suite]