Description
the slender vessel of flattened baluster form, the body carved in relief with dragons, the waisted neck with vertical leaves, the shoulders with lion-head handles and pendant rings, the cover similarly decorated and with a finial shaped as two lions flanking a ball, with a carved wood base
Dimensions
38.5cm high
Footnote
Note: the carvings on this impressive vase are reminiscent of those found on archaic metalwares. This type of surface ornamentation was extremely popular for objects made of various materials in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and were often borrowed directly from the archaic sources.