California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Feburary 26, 2022  Feburary 26, 2022

 Lot # 3189 
A CHINESE WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' JAR    明 五彩海水江崖龍鳳紋罐 《天啟三年唐氏製造款》


  • Dimension: Height: 12 1/2 in (31.8 cm) Diameter of top: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $12000
  • Estimate To: $16000

Chinese.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. Ming Dynasty Tianqi period.