BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BRUSH TRAY
19TH-20TH CENTURY
£378
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
十九至二十世紀 青花遊龍戲珠紋筆船
potted with low sides flaring from the thick rectangular foot to the everted rim with indented corners, the interior divided into two compartments by a three-peaked brush rest, the longer compartment painted with a pair of confronted dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds above a rocky peak, a pair of dragons chasing flaming pearls on the sides, the smaller compartment decorated with a front-facing coiling dragon, exterior with dragons and phoenixes, all above a narrow band of keyfret on the foot, base unglazed
Dimensions
29.6cm wide