明嘉靖 青花雙龍穿蓮紋大缸 六字楷書橫款18 ? in. (47.6 cm.) diam.
Jardinières from the Jiajing period of similar size and decorated with dragons striding through scrolling lotus are very rare. Compare the present jardinière to another similarly-shaped example with dragon motif sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2016, lot 3318.