A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' GARLIC-MOUTH BOTTLE VASE WANLI MARK AND PERIOD sturdily potted, the pear-shaped body supported on a short foot, tapering to a tall neck with a garlic-head mouth and upright rim, the body painted with two pairs of sinuous five-clawed dragons alternately descending and ascending in pursuit of 'Flaming Pearls' amidst a composite floral scroll, all above a band of upright lappets and keyfret at the foot and below a trefoil chevron border at the shoulder, the slightly waisted neck painted with birds perched on tall flowering branches, with a broad border of lotus scroll encircling the mouth, the six-character reign mark inscribed in a horizontal line within a rectangular cartouche at the rim, two Japanese boxes (5) Height 19 1/2 in., 49.8 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' GARLIC-MOUTH BOTTLE VASE WANLI MARK AND PERIOD sturdily potted, the pear-shaped body supported on a short foot, tapering to a tall neck with a garlic-head mouth and upright rim, the body painted with two pairs of sinuous five-clawed dragons alternately descending and ascending in pursuit of 'Flaming Pearls' amidst a composite floral scroll, all above a band of upright lappets and keyfret at the foot and below a trefoil chevron border at the shoulder, the slightly waisted neck painted with birds perched on tall flowering branches, with a broad border of lotus scroll encircling the mouth, the six-character reign mark inscribed in a horizontal line within a rectangular cartouche at the rim, two Japanese boxes (5) Height 19 1/2 in., 49.8 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice
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