Lot 88. Blue and White vase with Dragons and Lucky Symbols, Ming dynasty (1686-1644). Estimation : 700 € / 910 €. Photo Auctionata AG

Porcelain with underglaze blue painting. Vase with a bulbous body. On a slightly sweeping foot. Short neck with a stressed mouth rim. The exterior decorated with a dragon and the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune. Height: 31 cm. Good condition.

Blue and White Style. The blue white porcelain had its golden age in the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), but it believed that this porcelain type was first made in the Tang Dynasty (618-906). Especially the proverbial ‘Ming vase’ characterizes mainly the European idea of the Chinese porcelain art. The blue color is caused by a mixture of cobalt oxide and water. The color has been painted onto the porcelain before glazing and firing. After that it is coated with a transparent glaze.

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