Chinese famille rose porcelain basin, in a compressed bulbous form. The exterior delicately decorated with hand painted big-claws iron-red dragon looking back in glaring blue eyes amidst sparse cloud formations. The receded base left white underglaze. The clay is fine and exquisite, the glaze smooth, brilliant with a moist appearance, the finishing meticulous. Mark on base, a six underglazed blue seal script -ZhuanShu- characters mark, Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty. Dimensions: 6-1/4" H x 10-1/4" Diam. Stand: 2-5/8" H