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A SMALL UNDERGLAZE RED AND BLUE VASE, China, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century
h. 15.3 cm
Beautifully shaped with a bell-shaped foot, a semi-oval body and a long, slender neck with a flared rim, it is beautifully painted in blue and red below with an eagle resting on a rock in the middle of the sea. On either side of the neck it has two beautiful handles in the shape of stylised qilongs.
清 青花釉里红花瓶