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