#5987 • Qing Dynasty Porcelain Dragon Wine Bottle

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Est. $11,000-$12,000 Qing Dynasty Blood Red & Underglazed Blue Porcelain Dragon Wine Bottle W/Artemisia Leaf Mark - This wine bottle has a globular body leading to a tall slender cylindrical neck, decorated with blood red and underglazed blue smoke wisps. The body is similarly decorated, with an underglazed blue dragon between red smoke wisp ornaments. The base bears the Artemisia leaf mark in blue underglaze. This mark is typical of the Kangxi period, as up until the early 1680's conditions were unsettled in China and the existence of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways resulting in a number of marks which came into use. Measurements (approximate): 6.5"H x 3"W.