Chinese ,18th C, the pear-shaped body rising to a tall slender neck and lipped rim, incised with a writhing dragon, its barbed tail coiling around the neck, in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', covered overall with a pale bluish-green slip pooling into the carving and a semi-opaque white glaze H: (23.5cm), D: (13.5cm) Provenance: estate of Mrs .Katty Schemus, Hartford ,Connecticut Condition: In overall good condition with minor glaze line to the rim