The tall octagonal body supported on a slightly flared foot elegantly rising to broad shoulders rounding to a waisted neck and an everted?lipped rim, the exterior?painted in a grayish cobalt-blue with?two sinuous dragons chasing each other amidst ruyi shaped clouds, all below?a?band of?four ruyi-heads at the shoulders?and?above a band of?petal?lappets?enclosing pendent cloud-like trefoils and rings?at the foot, 18.5 inch high. Provenance: Property from a private estate, Maryland