Six character Yongzheng mark within a double circle to base and iron red inventory number to foot rimPear shaped on short foot, decorated allover with nine trailing five-clawed dragons on a crashing wave ground 39cm high Provenance: Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (GCMG, KCVO, KBE, KStJ), 1892-1978, former Governor General of Sri Lanka and thence by descent. The vase was gifted by Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Premier of The People's Republic of China, whilst on a state visit to Sri Lanka in the 1950s.
No apparent chips or cracks or signs of any restoration
Some shelf wear to underside of foot rim, as expected?
The vase appears to be good condition