A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD 'DRAGON' VASE MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAJING

each bulb painted in deep cobalt-blue tones with four medallions of five-clawed dragons writhing amidst clouds reserved on a diaper pattern ground, separated by a white band at the waist, the slightly recessed base inscribed with the six-character reign mark in underglaze blue 

Bluett & Sons, London, 29th June 1990.

There are a few light scratches and an small original 1.2 cm potting flaw in the glaze near the mouth rim, but overall the vase is in good condition. The vase is slightly leaning to one side.
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Only two other Jiajing double-gourd vases with similar decoration in underglaze blue appears to have been published.  One in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze-blue and Copper-red, London, 1976, cat. no. 611, in the Sir Percival David Collection in the British Museum, London. The second one was offered in these rooms 4th November 1997, lot 1407.