Large porcelain gourd with handles

Large porcelain gourd with handles, decorated in doucaï with landscape, river and characters on one side and Buddhist lions on the reverse. The handles are enameled in café-au-lait shades in the form of stylized dragons or chilongs. The neck is embellished with a frieze of palmettes and a geometric background of lozenges also covering the sides, revealing cartouches containing Buddhist emblems.

Height: 50 cm
Width: 37 cm

For a similar gourd sold by us, see the Asium sale of December 11, 2019, lot 67.