A LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE 'DRAGONS' VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

the massive body sweeping up to angled shoulders and a waisted neck and flared rim, flanked by a pair of orange tubular handles, the exterior vibrantly painted with five multi-coloured writhing dragons pursuing 'flaming pearls' amongst ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls, the neck similarly decorated with two further dragons, with bands of stylised lotus and diaper pattern at the rim, shoulders and foot, the interior painted with a floral branch, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark