THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' MEIPING
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD
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A FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' MEIPING
jiaqing seal mark and probably of the period
Painted around the tapering body with a sinuous five-clawed dragon pursuing a phoenix trailing its elaborate plumage in flight amidst fire- and cloud-scrolls, between cresting waves around the foot and a band of ruyi-heads enclosing flowers below the short waisted neck embellished with stiff leaves above a key-fret band
12in. (30.5cm.) high
jiaqing seal mark and probably of the period
Painted around the tapering body with a sinuous five-clawed dragon pursuing a phoenix trailing its elaborate plumage in flight amidst fire- and cloud-scrolls, between cresting waves around the foot and a band of ruyi-heads enclosing flowers below the short waisted neck embellished with stiff leaves above a key-fret band
12in. (30.5cm.) high