A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND BOTTLE VASE,... Lot n° 49

The bulbous body and neck are decorated with a large five-clawed, scaly, iron-red dragon with long tail that continues up onto the neck shown amidst multi-colored clouds as it confronts a smaller pink dragon shown rising from a band of cresting waves at the foot, all against a ground of rich turquoise color below a pink and green ruyi border and an iron-red rim. The interior of the neck is also covered in turquoise enamel, as is the base around the seal mark.The base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark. H. 50 cm. Origin: 19TH CENTURY