Hulu Porcelain Vase ‘Dragons’, with Ming stamp

Modelled porcelain, in the form of a ‘Hulu' gourd with two superimposed rounded bodies, the upper one being slightly smaller, joined by a narrow waist. It is adorned by a continuous scene of ferocious five-clawed dragons, with sinuous bodies covered with scales, large eyes and curved horns. The beasts fly over a sky of curling clouds. With six-character mark on the base ‘大明万历年制’, inscribed in a double circle. 

Height: 12.5 cm; Mouth diameter: 3 cm; Base diameter: 4.3 cm