A LARGE WELL-PAINTED DOUCAI MOON FLASK

A LARGE WELL-PAINTED DOUCAI MOON FLASK
Qianlong Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period
Each side painted in shaded iron-red with a five-clawed, full-face dragon leaping amidst multicolored clouds in pursuit of a gilt flaming pearl above a band of froth-capped waves, with bats interspersed amidst the clouds on the narrow sides, waisted pedestal foot and neck between the pair of iron-red dragon scroll handles, with gilt highlights throughout, the interior of the neck covered in an opaque turquoise glaze, as is the interior of the foot surrounding the nianhao
19in. (50.2cm.)