19th C., the ovoid body resting on a slightly splayed foot and sweeping to a tall cylindrical neck, the exterior decorated in rich shades of deep cobalt blue with a pair of scaly five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' admist ruyi clouds, the rim and foot bordered with a band of circular motifs, the base with six-character Qianlong seal mark. Height 14 1/4 in.