Vase

Vase, of baluster form with tall neck and expanding mouth; slightly spreading base; two handles issuing from dragon heads. Porcelain with designs incised and washed in with coloured scroll, with formal leaf designs below and ju-i (ruyi “as-you-wish”) heads on the shoulder. On the neck are stiff plantain leaves. A wash of yellow inside the mouth. Base unglazed and browned.