Japanese Works of Art - 15 Nov 2022
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A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND CARP' BASIN
A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND CARP' BASIN
SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722
The sides rising from a flat base to a broad everted rim, the interior painted with a ferocious three-clawed dragon emerging from turbulent waves above two carps and a smaller fish, the base unglazed, 42.7cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
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