California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 May 9, 2020  May 9, 2020

 Lot # 9237 
A LARGE AND RARE WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' JAR    明天啟 五彩海水江崖龍鳳紋罐


  • Dimension: Height: 12 1/2 in (31.8 cm) Diameter of top: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $4500
  • Estimate To: $6500

Ming Dynasty Tianqi period.The high-shouldered ovoid jar brightly enameled around the body with sinuous five-clawed dragons amidst green, yellow and red fire and clouds above crashing waves and mountains, all flanked between a lappet border the foot, and a band of phoenix in flight amidst dense leafy stems around the shoulder, the short neck decorated with a band of key-fret pattern and inscribed a eight character mark reads as made in the third year of Tianqi Reign by Tang.