A GREEN-GLAZED BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' JAR
A GREEN-GLAZED BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' JAR

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A GREEN-GLAZED BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' JAR
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The tapering ovoid body is decorated with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls. There is a petal lappet band below and a band of the bajixiang on the shoulder. All of the decoration is painted in underglaze blue line and covered with a green glaze.
7¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high

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Compare the similar Qianlong-marked jar, with cover, in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated in Enamelled Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Book II, Hong Kong, 1969, pl. 13; and another illustrated in The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Part I, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 114. See, also, the similar jars sold in these rooms, 26 March 2010, lot 1403, and 16 September 2011, lot 1558.

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