A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' LARGE JARDINIERES
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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE `DRAGON AND PHOENIX' LARGE JARDINIERES

19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' LARGE JARDINIERES
19TH CENTURY
Each decorated with circular cartouches depicting a dragon and a phoenix confronted around a flaming pearl, reserved on a tomato-red and yellow diaper ground embellished with bats and shou (longevity) roundels, with a ruyi band below the everted rim
18 ¾ in. (48 cm.) diameter
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