A CHINESE DEHUA 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY The ovoid body applied with a chilong coiled around the tall neck holding a lingzhi fungus in its mouth, covered in a milk-white glaze, the base with old labels and inventory number 'X 157'18.5cm high Provenance:John Sparks, London, 8th March 1945, £37-0-0 Purchased by W. Howard and Ada Palmer as above and passed to Reginald Howard Reed Palmer in 1953 upon the death of Ada. Listed in the Christie's probate valuation of 1970 and assigned reference number (X) 157. 清十七世紀 德化白釉堆塑螭龍紋蒜頭瓶拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，W. Howard和Ada Palmer於1945年3月8日以37鎊購自著名古董商John Sparks，並於1953年Ada去世後傳給Reginald Palmer

four hair cracks to rim 1.2 cm long and smaller one of the lingzhi fungus is missing on neck possibly a firing faultsold with a photocopy of the original receipt