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A Chinese Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Porcelain 'Dragon and Tortoise' Bottle Vase, Wanli mark but 19thc., globular body with a slightly tapering cylindrical neck, decorated with two menacing dragons and a tortoise contesting the flaming pearl amid cloud scrolls and flames, base with six character Wanli mark within double blue circles, height 12 in., wood stand, overall height 13 1/2 in. Provenance: Acquired in China, 1960s by members of the U.S. State Department; thence to current owner, c. 1989

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November 19, 2011 10:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US

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