Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Asian Arts, Jewellery and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 14 April 2020
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Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 21 105
About this Item
A Chinese biscuit porcelain model of a dragon boat, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
modelled in high relief as a scaly dragon with articulated eyes and tongue, the deck with a three-tiered pavilion with intricately pierced walls, windows and pillars entwined with dragons, with the Eight Immortals holding their various attributes and other members of the Daoist pantheon, minor loss, firing crack to the bow, 22cm high
Literature
Possibly by Chen Guozhi. See similar examples sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, Sale 2369, lot 1547, and at Bonhams, San Francisco, 20 December 2011, Sale 19433, lot 8318, both signed by him.
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