AN IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'DRAGON' MOONFLASK SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG of flattened globular form supported on a short splayed foot and surmounted by a small bulbous neck, set with two ruyi-shaped handles, each side vividly painted in underglaze blue and shades of iron-red with an en face five-clawed dragon writhing among clouds, finely detailed with a fierce expression, powerful scaly body, and outstretched limbs in a ferocious pose, between four bats hovering around the foot and two shou medallions painted on each side of the neck, the clouds and handles picked out with gold details, the slightly recessed base with a four-character iron-red seal mark inscribed in a white cartouche against a turquoise ground 19.2 cm., 7 5/8 in.
AN IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'DRAGON' MOONFLASK SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG of flattened globular form supported on a short splayed foot and surmounted by a small bulbous neck, set with two ruyi-shaped handles, each side vividly painted in underglaze blue and shades of iron-red with an en face five-clawed dragon writhing among clouds, finely detailed with a fierce expression, powerful scaly body, and outstretched limbs in a ferocious pose, between four bats hovering around the foot and two shou medallions painted on each side of the neck, the clouds and handles picked out with gold details, the slightly recessed base with a four-character iron-red seal mark inscribed in a white cartouche against a turquoise ground 19.2 cm., 7 5/8 in.
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