A LARGE FAHUA TWO-PART TILEWORK 'DRAGON' FRIEZE Ming Dynasty The powerful frieze depicting a long yellow writhing dragon amidst leafy foliate scrolls, each part 54cm (21 1/4in) wide, stands; together with a pair of lead-glazed pottery figures of tribute bearers, Ming dynasty, the taller 50.3cm (19 3/4in) high. (6). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明 琺華釉遊龍紋磚一組兩件 及 三彩侍者一對 Provenance: Sotheby's London, 13 July 2005, lot 429 (frieze) 來源：倫敦蘇富比，2005年7月13日，拍品編號429（遊龍紋磚） Glazed friezes of dragons would have often adorned walls of temples. See a related example of 'dragon' tiles, opposite the entrance to Wenmiao temple in Taiyuan, Ming dynasty, illustrated by C.Eng, Colours and Contrast: Ceramic Traditions in Chinese Architecture, Leiden and Boston, 2015, p.209. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com