Of long slender neck, slightly flared mouth and globular body, the vase is fully glazed blue and decorated in golden gilt. The vase was produced for appreciation with dedicated techniques.Before the Guangxu dynasty, this kind of vase was most often painted in blue and white with entwined flowers, but from the Guangxu dynasty onwards, the variety of vases became increasingly diverse with varieties of blue glazes appearing, and this piece is a representative example of official kiln porcelain of the Guangxu dynasty. Width:22.5cm, Height:40cm, Auction Comparison: Compare with a similar gilt blue-glazed dragon vase, dated the same Guangxu period at the Christie’s New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 23th September 2021, live auction 19547 realized price for USD13,750. Provenance: Private estate collection from Toshio Nomura. Toshio Nomura (1930-2014) was a Japanese businessman in Kansai area and a private collector. His maternal grandfather, Hisashi Ueno, began working at the Tianjin Concession Consulate in 1913. During his 27 years in China, he collected a large number of Chinese works of art, with a wide range of interests, particularly in porcelain and metal pieces. WALNUT TREE AUCTION HOUSE provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.