A LARGE TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUERED STYLE CERAMIC BALUSTER-FORM VASE.
THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF THE EXTERIOR BODY IS HEAVILY CARVED IN DEEP RELIEF AGAINST A FINELY DIAPERED WAVE GROUND, DEPICTING IMPERIAL FIVE-CLAWED DRAGONS (LONG) PURSUING FLAMING PEARLS AMIDST CRASHING WAVES AND BLOOMING LOTUS BLOSSOMS.
THE ELONGATED NECK IS ACCENTED AT THE UPPER RIM BY A HORIZONTAL BANNER REVEALING A CARVED APOCRYPHAL SIX-CHARACTER QIANLONG REIGN MARK SPANNING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE UNDERSIDE AND INNER BASE TERMINATE IN A SMOOTH, UNDECORATED RED COMPOSITION SURFACE ENCIRCLED BY AN UNGLAZED FOOTRIM.
MEASURES APPROX. 5″ IN RIM DIAMETER AND 22″ TALL.