Large Meissen Porcelain Yellow Dragon Vase, circa 1920

Under glazed blue circling dragons on either side with flaming pearls in iron-red. Silver marked '800 Dresden' With blue crossed swords mark.

Painted on either side with birds on panels, the cover similarly decorated. With a 19th century Hochst underglaze blue mark.

An antique Chinese Cinnabar vase offers dragon and foliate decoration, c1920 Measures - 8"h x 3.25"diameter.  

A large and powerful Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain "Five Dragon" meiping vase, modern, China. The oversized vase of traditional meiping form, with a splayed foot supporting a baluster shaped body with high shoulders, short, narrow neck, and rolled mouth rim. The large vase decorated with five dragons molded in relief. Their bodies painted in vibrant overglaze famille rose enamels of reds, greens, yellows and turquoise. The dragons portrayed dancing in the sky among flames and clouds. Their bodies twisting and writhing, claws extended, tails coiled, some with mouths open in triumphant roars. The main dragon in red, and portrayed to more directly face the viewer. The dragons dance against a white ground sky. The blank sky broken up by overglaze red painted stylized clouds and flames. The foot decorated with a band of crashing waves. A stylized lotus blossom surrounds the base of the neck. The neck with a band of scrolling flowers and vines against a yellow ground. The underside of the large vase with an apocryphal "Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi...