Ex-Palace Dragon

Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, 1821-1850
Height: 5.8 cm
Mouth/lip 0.62/1.16 cm
Stopper: porcelain with green, iron-red, black and gold enamel, moulded with a formalized chrysanthemum design.

Provenance:
Acquired October 2013
Hugh Moss (HK)

Iron-red, green and black enamels on colourless glaze on white porcelain; with a flat lip and slightly concave oval foot; moulded with a continuous design of a five-claw imperial dragon chasing a flaming pearl surrounded by formalized clouds, the lip gilt, the interior unglazed.