A VERY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON AND LOTUS’ VASE, TIANQIUPING QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The sturdily potted vase has a globular body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck and is vividly painted in deep cobalt blue with two five-clawed dragons writhing amidst a dense ground of lotus scroll, all below bands of waves and pendent ruyi heads at the mouth rim, and above upright lotus lappets at the foot. 24 ½ in. (62.3 cm.) high Provenance Carrie H. (1859-1937) and Martin A. (1856-1932) Ryerson Collection, Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1937.
A VERY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON AND LOTUS’ VASE, TIANQIUPING QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The sturdily potted vase has a globular body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck and is vividly painted in deep cobalt blue with two five-clawed dragons writhing amidst a dense ground of lotus scroll, all below bands of waves and pendent ruyi heads at the mouth rim, and above upright lotus lappets at the foot. 24 ½ in. (62.3 cm.) high Provenance Carrie H. (1859-1937) and Martin A. (1856-1932) Ryerson Collection, Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1937.
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