A CHINESE COPPER-RED GROUND

A CHINESE COPPER-RED GROUND, CELADON AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE BALUSTER VASE

18TH CENTURY

The body carved and painted with four medallions of leaping carp, surrounded by four writhing scaly dragons, with two further dragons to the flared neck, 37.2cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.