Lot 221 , A Chinese doucai dragon jar and cover, Qianlong seal mark, late 19th/early 20th century, 20cm high, neck broken and glued

A Chinese doucai 'dragon' jar and cover, Qianlong seal mark, late 19th/early 20th century, the ovoid body painted with two scaly dragons chasing 'flaming pearls' amidst ruyi shaped clouds and scrolling flames, all between a lappeted border encircling the foot and a 'bajixiang' border above a row of ruyi heads at the shoulder, rising to a short neck, the flat topped cover painted with a flaming pearl and ruyi shaped clouds, the base inscribed with an underglaze-blue reign mark, 20cm high, neck broken and glued
Estimate £800-1,200

The neck is broken in several sections and messily re-glued. Occasional minor scratches to the glaze otherwise in good condition.


cf. a similar design doucai 'dragon' jar without cover sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art sale, 5 October 2011, lot 2111.



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