A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' JAR, MING-STYLE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Reference: ART1007926

The jar is sturdily potted with gently rounded sides rising to a short waisted neck below a lipped rim, finely painted on the exterior in vivid blue tones with a ferocious five-clawed dragon with well-defined scales turning its head to the companion dragon following behind, separated by a stylised coiled Shou character, all beneath a register of scrolling lingzhi and above breaking waves crashing against rocky outcrops. The base is unglazed.
Height 59.5 cm.