Vase with Dragons

Description The sea is depicted at the bottom of this vase. Above are dragons, embodiments of the yang energies.

Exhibitions

• Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980-1981.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Reign Mark] In underglaze blue: Kangxi [K'ang-hsi]

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters