CHINA, Jiaqing mark and period. Porcelain vase mounted on a foot, with a globular body and a long thin base, presenting an incised and painted decoration in "Sancai" enamels on a yellow background, of a dragon chasing the sacred pearl in the clouds above the tumultuous waves and celestial mountains, a frieze of ruyi bordering the neck. A six-character Jiaqing mark under the base. H : 24,5 cm

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