Dimensions: 5-1/4" H x 8" Dia. Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, famille verte dragon lidded bowl. Potted with a shallow body, slight deep, thick and bulbous body, with angled cavetto elevated the steep sides upward flaring mouth rim, with reverse bowl dome lid, raised on a small round, with slight concave footing. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against the famille verte design color, depicted of snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds above thrashing Li-shui waves in a green color dragon squama to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames and vapors. The colors are harmonious, balanced, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. Mark on base, a four under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine blue rectangles, Made in The Years of YongZheng Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.