Lot description
the sturdily-potted baluster body surmounted by a short straight neck with a subtly lipped rim, superbly painted around the body in vibrant cobalt blue with two main registers divided at the widest point of the vessel representing heaven and earth, the upper register decorated with a pair of four-clawed dragons soaring sinuously through the clouds, all between borders of cresting waves and stylised upright petals encircling the neck and lower body respectively, the broad foot ring and recessed base unglazed, Japanese wood boxes d. 34.9 cm; h. 27 cm
