Lot Essay
Compare to another vase with a Qianlong seal mark included in the Hong Kong Museum of Art exihibition, Splendour of the Qing Dynasty, Catalogue, pl. 135
Details
A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK
18TH CENTURY
The body painted with a dense composite floral meander including lotus, peony and chrysanthemum below bands of waves, lotus scroll and pendent ruyi-head bands around the neck, flanked with a pair of archaistic dragon handles--17¼in. (43.5cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
The body painted with a dense composite floral meander including lotus, peony and chrysanthemum below bands of waves, lotus scroll and pendent ruyi-head bands around the neck, flanked with a pair of archaistic dragon handles--17¼in. (43.5cm.) high