Chine du sud fin XIXe siècle
A large blue-white porcelain baluster vase decorated with two dragons clashing around the sacred jewel amidst stylized clouds and waves and a pair of phoenixes amidst flowers and rocks, accompanied by an inscription "Dragon spitting out the arch of heaven", year of Gengchen; the shoulder enhanced with four zoomorphic heads forming handles in relief and floral motifs.
H. 50 cm
(Scratches and slight wear to the enamel, missing lid, small firing defects to the handles)