A COPPER-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' WATERPOT, TAIBAI ZUN, QING DYNASTY

A COPPER-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' WATERPOT, TAIBAI ZUN, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Neatly potted with the rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck, the exterior finely decorated in underglaze copper-red on a white ground with a sinuous dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the porcelain covered overall in a transparent glaze. Provenance: Belgian trade, by repute acquired from a private estate. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including pitting and small glaze recesses, the interior with extensive remnants of black ink, the lip smoothened and fitted with a silver rim. Weight: 116.2 g Dimensions: Diameter 8 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related copper-red-decorated vase, 32 cm high, dated to the 18th century, with similarly painted dragons, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 15 September 2011, lot 1557, sold for USD 134,500. _x000D_ 清代釉裏紅龍紋太白尊 中國，1644-1912年。尊小口微撇，短頸溜肩，鼓腹呈半球形，圈足。器內施白釉。外壁釉裏紅五爪龍戲珠紋。圈足內施白。 來源：比利時古玩市場，據説購於私人收藏。 品相：品相良好，有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵，包括點蝕和釉面小凹陷，內部有大量黑色墨水餘留，唇部平滑鎏銀。 重量: 116.2 克 尺寸：直徑8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的豇豆紅瓶，高 32 厘米，十八世紀，相似龍紋，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年9月15日lot 1557, 售價USD 134,500。