Caption

Vase-bottle, 18th century China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736–1795. Blue-and-white porcelain with painted dragons, dragon with a pearl, waves and sea waves, pearls; bulbous belly slightly flattened at the top. Signed. Height 54 cm, diameter 46 cm., A rounded ceramic vase with a long narrow neck sits against a dark background, decorated with a repeating wave pattern in blue and white across its surface and overlaid with several sinuous dragon figures in orange and reddish tones; the dragons have detailed scales and claws, and the base of the vase shows a slightly warmer, beige rim.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_228

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase-bottle 18th century China Qing dynasty Qianlong period 1736–1795 Blue- -white porcelain painted dragons dragon pearl waves sea waves pearls bulbous belly slightly flattened top Signed Height 54 cm diameter 46 cm rounded ceramic vase long narrow neck sits dark background decorated repeating wave pattern blue white across surface overlaid several sinuous figures orange reddish tones dragons detailed scales claws base vase slightly warmer beige rim.