A Pair of Chinese Wucai ‘Dragon’ vases The broad, high-shouldered jars vibrantly decorated with two pairs of ascending and descending confronting dragons, one yellow and one aubergine, writhing above crashing waves and rocks and amidst flames in pursuit of the flaming pearl, the necks decorated with a band of stiff lappets, the flat bases unglazed. Period: Shunzhi period (1644‑1661). Height: 33 cm.