A PAIR OF LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Each of the compressed globular bodies is decorated with two five-clawed dragons, in red and in purple, riding over breaking waves towards a palace building from opposite directions. Each is surmounted by a tall neck rising to a slightly flaring gilt rim. The neck is encircled by a further descending dragon in yellow chasing a 'flaming pearl' amidst clouds, bordered by rings of lotus petals and ruyi heads.
19 1/8 in. (48.5 cm.) high (2)

Exhibited

On loan to The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, May 2010-December 2011

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Lot Essay

Compare the decoration on the present lot with that on a panel in the Pierre Uldry Collection dated to the 18th century depicting two cranes flying over waves towards the palace of a Daoist paradise with counting tallies in their beaks, illustrated in Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pl. 312.

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