Pair of vases with decoration of dragons among clouds
Pair of vases with decoration of dragons among clouds, 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. ( 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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