BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' VASE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清乾隆款及年代 青花海水龍紋膽瓶 the bulbous body surmounted with an elongated neck, finely painted overall with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst ruyi-head cloud above swirling waves, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue (25.3cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Adrianus Cornelis Maria Verhelst (b. 26th February 1955), The Netherlands.