Lot description
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The globular body finely painted with two iron-red dragons, each grasping a 'flaming pearl', amidst bats, flames and blue clouds, all between interlocking ruyi and crashing waves, the curved spout emerging from the open mouth of a mythical beast mask and decorated with bats amidst clouds, repeated around the drum-shaped mouth, the stepped neck with bands of bats, demi-florettes, trefoils and key-fret, the spreading foot with further bats and upright lappets, the rims of the spout, mouth and foot encircled by gilt and iron-red beads 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high, box
