Chinese porcelain with bulbous body tapering gracefully to prominent wide neck leading toward banded rim with oval opening, raised on splayed foot base. Two dragon masks applied on the neck. The exterior decorated with relief of symmetrical curved and banded lines simulated a geometrical pattern. Covered overall with a soft grayish glaze with shades of olive hue, suffused with a fine crackle. The glaze stopped at the foot rim, exposed the dark-grey ware burnt orange at the edges. The receded central under base remain underglaze.

Mark on base, a six blue seal script -ZhuanShu- characters reign mark, QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing.

PROVENANCE:
Property of Mr. William A Russell of Westminster, Kingston Estate, Oxford, UK. Acquired in 1875, by T. Mallam & Sons

Dimension: 11" H x 8-1/4" W

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.


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