A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE

SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK BUT PROBABLY LATER

The ovoid body rising to a tall neck and flared rim, painted to the exterior with three five-clawed dragons contesting a sacred pearl of wisdom amidst swirling clouds and flames, the design contained between a band of ruyi-heads and crashing waves, the gently flaring foot decorated with key fret, 31cm.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red, vol.3, p.157, no.143 for a similar Jiaqing mark and period vase in the Qing Court Collection; see also Sotheby's New York, 13th September 2017, lot 22 for another related Jiaqing mark and period vase; see also Bonhams San Francisco, 16th December 2014, lot 8331 for another comparable vase.