Lot #11
A Turquoise-Ground Iron-Red 'Dragon' Bottle Vase
Qianlong Period
The bulbous body and neck are decorated with a large five-clawed, scaly, iron-red dragon with long tail that continues up onto the neck shown amidst multi-colored clouds as it confronts a smaller pink dragon shown rising from a band of cresting waves at the foot, all against a ground of rich turquoise color below a pink and green ruyi border and an iron-red rim. The interior of the neck is also covered in turquoise enamel, as is the base around the seal mark.
Age discolored, pits in glaze.
Height: 49.5 cm