Vase with decoration of dragons among clouds (one of a pair), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35), China, Porcelain with incised decoration (anhua) under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Ceramics, The technique of incising a very delicate pattern into the surface of a porcelain vessel before covering it with a thick glaze, which obscures the underlying decoration, became popular in the early fifteenth century and was used thereafter
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Vase, decoration, dragons, clouds, pair, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Yongzheng mark, period, 1723–35, China, Porcelain, incised decoration, anhua, under, transparent glaze, Jingdezhen ware, H, 4 1/4, 10.8 cm, Ceramics, technique, incising, delicate pattern, surface, porcelain vessel, covering, thick, obscures, underlying, popular, early fifteenth, century, thereafter
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