LARGE QUING CHINESE VASE

Largw vase with flask, with function of censer, metal, cloisonné and decorating, depicting a dragon; Chinese manufactory; Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The jar is a valuable piece, technically crafted with great care and attention to detail. The precious decoration is performed both in the cloisonné technique, with the execution of elegant floral elements and by day-processing, through the representation of a large dragon with five claws (long), a unique dragon type in the epoch Qing of the imperial family, and the bright pearl (zhu), according to a recurrent pattern in Qing's applied arts production. Height 30 cm, late eighteenth- early nineteenth century