Chinese Wucai Dragon Decorated Lidded Jar from Sir Alfred Bent
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An old Chinese Wucai decorated lidded jar, the ovoid body and domed lid in traditional Wucai decoration with dragon amongst flames highlighted with mystic pearl and scrolling florals, underglazed blue with red, green and yellow overglazed enamels, the base unmarked. Minor glaze fritting to the lid finial, the lid interior with old (handwritten) label 'Bought 21st May 1952 from Sir Alfred Bent Collection 1 Beautiful 18' white and blue and green dragon design, early 'Chinese Wine J and Cover', height 45 cm.
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- Overglaze on Porcelain - Overglaze decoration on porcelain refers to a decorative technique where designs are painted onto a fired and glazed porcelain surface, and then fired again at a lower temperature to fuse the decorative design onto the glaze surface. This technique allows for a wide range of colors and intricate designs that would not be possible with underglaze decoration, which is applied before the glaze is fired.
- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
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