Bidspirit auction | A CHINESE IRON-RED AND GREEN

A CHINESE IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELLED DRAGON JAR. - A Chinese porcelain ovoid jar decorated in a palette of overglaze iron-red and green enamels. The main body is painted with two large, five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst stylised ruyi clouds and flame scrolls. The lower section features a band of turbulent waves and jagged rockwork, known as the terrestrial mountain motif. The shoulder is adorned with a decorative band of ruyi-heads and scrolling foliage, and the short, straight neck is finished with a repeating sawtooth or triangular pattern. The base is glazed white and slightly recessed. H: Approximately 21cm D: Approximately 18cm Provenance: Peking, acquired for Yamanaka & Co., circa 1926. Shipped via Tientsin to Kobe, Japan. Later forwarded to the firm's New York branch and exhibited there.