This meiping rises from a narrow base to wide shoulders and then to a very short narrow neck terminating in a curved rim. There are two collars at the shoulders. The green one is of ruyi .and the wider one composed of key-fret divided equally by a stylized open lotus blossom. The vase features five mythical multicolored animals. The front of the vase is decorated with a 4-toed copper-red dragon with rouge-de-fer accents. The others are a tiger, foo lion, phoenix and tortoise. All are looking at the dragon albeit the tiger?s expression is a cheeky one and the tortoise one of surprise. The bottom band is of green cresting waves and gray & blue rocks. Qing Dynasty