A Chinese famille rose 'dragon and phoenix' vase A Chinese famille rose 'dragon and phoenix' vase A Chinese famille rose 'dragon and phoenix' vase A Chinese famille rose 'dragon and phoenix' vase A Chinese famille rose 'dragon and phoenix' vase

A Chinese famille rose 'dragon and phoenix' vase

Reference: ART1003579

The vase is decorated to the globular body with a dragon chasing the flaming pearl and a phoenix in flight, all amongst coloured cloud scrolls. The shoulder is decorated with a shou character and scrolling lotus band, and the slender neck is decorated with bats amongst clouds. The base with an apocryphal Guangxu mark.