Details
Of circular form, the domed cover brightly enamelled in colours with a central medallion enclosing a striding dragon pursuing a flaming pearl on a dense ground of vaporous ruyi clouds, the sides with four shaped cartouches at the compass points depicting blossoming peonies, chrysanthemums, lotus and flowering prunus branches alternating with four applied high-relief gilt-bronze dragons, the body similarly decorated with floral cartouches and four further applied dragons, the base centred with a shou medallion surrounded by five bats and ruyi clouds, the interiors with further shou and bats designs, all on a vibrant turquoise ground
712 in. (19 cm.) high; 1434 in. (37.5cm.) diameter
Provenance
Bernheimer, Munich, 11 October 1985.
A European Private Collection.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 13 May 2011, lot 59.
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