Very fine Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white dragon motif porcelain Meiping vase. Stoutly potted in form of baluster shaped body, swelled on the rounded shoulder, with short neck toward flared and narrow opening, raised on slightly concaved flat foot base. The main exterior decorated with hand painting in indigo blue glaze of flying dragons gripping the sprig of flower, set beneath band of tropical leaves above encircled lotus petal patterns on the shoulder. Double blue ring rounded the foot rim.
The underside bear a reign mark, a six under-glazed blue seal script characters reign mark, Made in The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.
Measurements: Height: 11 1/8" Diameter: 6 3/4"