Beschreibung:

A SUPERB LARGE IMPERIAL 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' KESI CANOPY MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD THIS IS A PREMIUM LOT. CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BID ON PREMIUM LOTS MAY BE REQUESTED BY SOTHEBY'S TO COMPLETE THE PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM AND TO DELIVER TO SOTHEBY'S A DEPOSIT OF HK$2,500,000, OR SUCH OTHER HIGHER AMOUNT AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY SOTHEBY'S, AND ANY FINANCIAL REFERENCES, GUARANTEES AND/OR SUCH OTHER SECURITY AS SOTHEBY'S MAY REQUIRE IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION AS SECURITY FOR THE BID. THE BIDnow ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PREMIUM LOTS. intricately woven in vibrant primary colours against a gold ground with a five-clawed en face dragon writhing around a 'flaming pearl' among flowers and clouds, with a golden-amber scaly body, bulging eyes, fierce open jaws flanked by spiky whiskers and a free flowing multi-coloured mane, surrounded by four phoenix, one descending and another ascending on each side, above a pierced garden rock detailed in variegated tones of blue and tumultuous waves along the bottom edge, the scene further detailed with a lush variety of flowers including peony, iris, lingzhi, chrysanthemum, peach blossoms, prunus and hibiscus surrounding the dragon, gardenia and magnolia near the rockery, and camellia, lotus, cherry blossom or morning glory variously encircling the phoenix, all above a band of four of the bajixiang: conch shell, wheel of law, lotus and beribboned vase, alternating with four of the 'Hundred Treasures': ingot, flaming pearl, coral and ruyi, reserved on a red ground, the canopy further framed by a flowing yellow and pink valance 177 by 211 cm., 69 5/8 by 83 1/8 in.