YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)

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A VERY RARE YELLOW-GROUND DOUCAI 'NINE DRAGON' VASE
YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
The vase is finely decorated with an allover design of nina sinuous, five-clawed dragons writhing amidst flames above crashing waves and rocks encircling the base, all set against a rich yellow ground. The base is inscribed in underglaze blue with an apocryphal Zhengde mark within a double circle.

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Vermeer & Griggs Asian Art, Atlanta, Georgia.

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Lot Essay

It is very rare to find doucai decoration set against a yellow ground. A Kangxi-marked dish with doucai decoration of a dragon and phoenix set against a yellow ground is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 210.

A similar design of dragons in different writhing positions amidst flames can be seen on a green and yellow-glazed meiping illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, Hong Kong, 2009, pp. 126-29, no. 104, where it is dated to the Qianlong period.

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