QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Celadon-glazed Qianlong-marked vases of this shape are very rare. A Qianlong-marked vase of similar shape and with similar dragon-form handles, but decorated in underglaze blue and yellow enamel, is illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1991, no. 122.