A RARE YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED BLUE AND WHITE OVOID 'DRAGON' VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

the rounded sides flaring to a short waisted neck with lipped rim, the exterior with a large underglaze-blue Ming-style four-clawed frontal dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' with four further striding dragons each chasing a 'flaming pearl' amid bright green-enameled stylized clouds, the shoulder with a narrow band of classic scroll beneath a ruyi-head border encircling the neck in cobalt blue, all against a translucent yellow ground, the interior and base white-glazed, the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark, coll. no. 1453

Jan Van Beers, London, 2005.

3/4 of the rim with restoration to frits and/or shallow chips. Minor glaze imperfections, expected wear and surface scratches, the longest of which is near the base.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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The palette on the present vase is unusual. A yellow-ground blue and white vase similarly decorated but of meiping form, from the Salting Collection, in the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated in W. B. Honey, The Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Ceramics, Chinese Porcelain Periods of K'ang Hsi Yung Cheng and Ch'ien Lung, London, 1927, pl. 45. A related vase also of meiping form with an apocryphal Chenghua mark, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 11th November 1982, lot 724.