£57,500
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
明或以後 青花龍紋大罐
the bulbous body depicting a sinuous four-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl above swirling waves, the short straight neck adorned with geometric pattern
Provenance: Private English collection, acquired in 2013;
Formerly in a private English collection, Dorchester, it was acquired during his ancestor's military service in China between 1890 and 1900, and thence by descent