£1,500 - £2,000
A CHINESE IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELLED DRAGON JAR. -
A Chinese porcelain ovoid jar decorated in a palette of overglaze iron-red and green enamels. The main body is painted with two large, five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst stylised ruyi clouds and flame scrolls. The lower section features a band of turbulent waves and jagged rockwork, known as the terrestrial mountain motif. The shoulder is adorned with a decorative band of ruyi-heads and scrolling foliage, and the short, straight neck is finished with a repeating sawtooth or triangular pattern. The base is glazed white and slightly recessed.
H: Approximately 21cm
D: Approximately 18cm
Provenance: Peking, acquired for Yamanaka & Co., circa 1926.
Shipped via Tientsin to Kobe, Japan.
Later forwarded to the firm's New York branch and exhibited there.
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