A blue and red glazed porcelain vase, Qing dynasty

Porcelain vase with two handles and decorated on the outside with lotus flowers in red-iron surrounded by curled leaves in blue underglaze enamel, with other flowers in red. Around the bands there are different borders and around the mouth a band of "ruyi". The wide, circular, rounded shape is on a circular base and under a flared neck with two ear-shaped handles that have the appearance of a dragon.

With a square base mark 大清乾隆年制 (Dà qīng qiánlóng nián zhì) in underglaze blue.

Height: 20.30 cm; Base diameter: 10.20 cm

Provenance: European private collection.