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LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
TWO SIMILARLY DECORATED PAIR OF LARGE YELLOW-GLAZED 'DRAGON' VASES
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each vase is carved with three dragons among clouds chasing flaming pearls, underneath a lemon-yellow coloured glaze that covers the entire body. Each vases has an apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark to the base.
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each vase is carved with three dragons among clouds chasing flaming pearls, underneath a lemon-yellow coloured glaze that covers the entire body. Each vases has an apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark to the base.
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Asia by the grandfather of the current owner in the early 20th century, and then by descent.
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