A 'famille-rose' 'dragon' vase mark of Guangxu
Estimate $2,000 – $3,000
the globular body rising to a tall slightly waisted neck, painted on the sides with a frieze of dragons among clouds pursuing a flaming pearl, repeated around the neck above a frieze of flowering plants and narrow border of iron-red ribboned emblems on the shoulders, all between raised horizontal gilt bands, the mouth with a yellow-ground ruyi-head border and band of waves above the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark flanked by two dragons
39.5 cm high
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Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |