Double-gourd porcelain vase molded with dragons on a turquoise-blue background, China, late 19th century Molded decoration of five dragons with five claws, enameled yellow, mauve and ochre-pink, in pursuit of the sacred pearl. They move among lingzhi-shaped clouds and flames above green-enameled foaming waves surrounding the lower part of the body. The dragons' eyes and tongues are mobile. On the turquoise-enameled base, a molded apocryphal six-character mark in zhuanshu of Qianlong. Height: 35.5 cm Chips and missing molded parts.