A RARE CHINESE WHITE METAL-MOUNTED BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' EWER FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566) Decorated to each side of the bulbous body with a sinuous dragon amongst floral scrolls, below two phoenix separated by scrolling lotus to the neck, all above a band of waves to the foot, applied to the neck, handle and spout with white-metal mounts, the base with a four character mark reading chang sheng bu lao 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high Provenance Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Paris, 14 July 2007, lot 142.
A RARE CHINESE WHITE METAL-MOUNTED BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' EWER FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566) Decorated to each side of the bulbous body with a sinuous dragon amongst floral scrolls, below two phoenix separated by scrolling lotus to the neck, all above a band of waves to the foot, applied to the neck, handle and spout with white-metal mounts, the base with a four character mark reading chang sheng bu lao 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high Provenance Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Paris, 14 July 2007, lot 142.
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