Description
the shallow dished body with raised inverted rim, featuring a central reserve, depicting 5-toed dragon chasing a flaming pearl against a green ground embellished with all-over cloud banding, the exterior ornamented with conforming decoration, enclosed by a noire ruyi lappet and scale bands, all in tones of lapis bleu, pale green, turquoise, taupe and red raised on a circular copper foot rim, with four character mark on the underside PLUS a matching ebonised vase stand, the disc-shaped top, enclosed by a raised and incised Greek key pattern frieze, over a lappet band, above raised, carved, incised and pierced stylised lotus blooms amongst scrolling leafy tendrils scroll, on scrolled feet (Height: 9cm, diameter: 25cm) (Condition report: Minor losses and imperfections and oxidation evident, consistent with use and age)
