AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'DRAGON' CEREMONIAL VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'DRAGON' CEREMONIAL VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'DRAGON' CEREMONIAL VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'DRAGON' CEREMONIAL VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'DRAGON' CEREMONIAL VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'DRAGON' CEREMONIAL VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Reference: ART1007263

The vessel is crafted as a deep bowl supported on a high cylindrical stem with tall domed foot. The exterior is finely decorated with ferocious five-clawed dragons amongst clouds in pursuit of the flaming pearl above a wave band, all repeated around the stem and foot. The domed cover is similarly decorated and is surmounted by a knop finial. The interior of the foot has a Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue. 29 cm.