Lot 194

LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON' VASE LAMP

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Asian Works of Art

Auction: 16 September 2026 from 10:00 BST

Estimate: £200 - £300

Description

清米黃地雙龍嬉珠紋大瓶後改燈座帶木座及燈罩

of baluster form, one side enamelled with a green four-clawed dragon chasing flaming pearl, the opposite a red dragon, amidst colourful clouds, all between a ruyi cloud collar and crashing wave bands, the base, enamelled in turquoise, with lamp fittings, with a wooden base and pink shade

Dimensions

the vase: 45.3cm high

Provenance

Private Scottish Collection, Aberdeen; inherited from the current owner's grandfather, who acquired it through a missionary friend based in China, at the turn of the century

蘇格蘭私人收藏，亞伯丁；現任藏家繼承自其祖父。其祖父於二十世紀之交，透過一位駐華傳教士友人購得此藏品。