A MIRROR-BLACK GLAZED GILT-DECORATED VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

the elongated ovoid body rising from a tapering foot to a flared neck and everted mouth, boldly painted in gilt with two vigorous dragons pursuing a 'flaming pearl' amidst scrolled clouds and flames against a lustrous black ground, the shoulder with a diaper pattern at the base of the neck painted with shou roundels between lappet borders, the interior and base glazed white

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

In overall good condition with wear to the gilding, and with firing imperfections including iron spots and an impression to the clay on the inside of the mouth. With a label adhered to the base.
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A Kangxi period mirror-black gilt-decorated rouleau vase with similar dragon and shou decoration is illustrated in W.B. Honey, Chinese Porcelain: Periods of K’ang Hsi, Yung Cheng and Ch’ien Lung, London, 1927, pl. 8. Another, of closely related form to the present vase, painted with a figural scene, was offered at Sotheby's London, 8^th November 2006, lot 144.