“Shangping” porcelain vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark

In porcelain covered with Tianlan enamel, a shade called bleu couleur de lune, globular in shape with a high flared neck. Decorated in gold with motifs of dragons among clouds, with a Greek lower band. The background bears the apocryphal mark “Da Qing Kangxi nianzhi” in underglaze blue.

清 天蓝釉描金龙纹赏瓶 署“大清康熙年制”款 此瓶通体施天蓝釉，色若初月临水，淡雅含蓄，微光内敛，腹圆而丰，长颈微敞。以描金绘绘云龙腾骧，金线细若游丝，隐现于月色釉光之间，若行若止，气象清穆。底部饰回纹，底署青花“大清康熙年制”。

h cm 39