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LOT 2160
Chinese Blue and White Dragon Jar
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (935 grams, 30.5 cm high).
Piriform with splayed foot, dragon figure to the lid and around the shoulder, depicted flying amidst scrolling clouds, chip to rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex UK auction house.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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