California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3120 
A BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT EMBLEM' MOONFLASK    十八世紀 青花八寶抱月瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 10 1/4 in (26 cm) Width: 7 7/8 in (20 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $12000

Of flattened form with gently domed sides rising from a spreading foot to a ribbed cylindrical neck, set with a pair of scroll handles, brilliantly painted in vivid tones of cobalt-blue, the domed sides decorated with eight radiating lappet panels each enclosing the beribboned bajixiang around a raised central boss, all encircled by a keyfret band, the foot and neck with lingzhi scrolls and the narrow sides with meandering lotus, all below a keyfret border at the rim, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark.