A hand painted Chinese vase with an intricately drawn dragon descending from the clouds to visit a monk on the ground.
The thinly potted porcelain vase has a fairly white body glaze. It has been decorated in under glaze cobalt with a design of a dragon coming to earth and visiting a monk with his alms bowl out. The painting is very intricate and has good line quality and good shading. The dragon has five claws and a ferocious demeanor.
The vase was hand thrown and you can feel the wheel marks under the glaze. It has a thin, raised, unglazed foot that is well worn.
The base has the remnants of a six-character reign mark of the Yongzheng emperor, but the vase was made in the 19th century. The two middle characters have been obliterated because of being drilled for a lamp. It has partial old paper export labels.
MEASUREMENTS
12 ¼” (31.1 cm) tall x 5 1/2” (14.0 cm) diameter. Weighs 2 lbs 14.4 oz (1305 g)
CONDITION
There is a hole in the base of the vase from being lamped. There are no other chips, cracks, breaks, or repairs. There are kiln flaws, such as black spots, grit, bumps and pin holes.