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A rare Tibetan dragon ritual water bottle, Kesi, Textile-Ming…
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Melbourne
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1-May-2022
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A rare Tibetan dragon ritual water bottle, Kesi, Textile-Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) the Chinese silk and fine gold thread kesi cover with a front-on Imperial dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, mounted with a silver stopper and a woven cotton band attached to an amber bead for carrying, 27 cm high, 24.5 cm wide. Provenance: The Alex Biancardi collection. Mossgreen, 16/11/2009, lot 334. Mossgreen, 12/12/2016, lot 110. The Larry Lucas collection of Asian works of Art. A private collection, NSW, Australia.
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Oriental: Zother