A CHINESE IRON-RUST GLAZED 'DRAGON' VASE

QIANLONG 1736-95

The squat pear-shaped body covered all over with an iridescent brown glaze, decorated in relief with two applied dragons arching their backs and clutching on to the rim as their long tails trail across the vase, the base unglazed, 22cm.

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Bonhams London on 11th July 2005, lot 237. A copy of the invoice is available.