A LARGE CHINESE 'DRAGON' JARDINIERE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The exterior enamelled in green and aubergine with five­-clawed dragons chasing sacred pearls above waves on a pale yellow ground, the interior with dragons to the centre within a border of flying cranes and clouds, raised on four scroll feet, the base with inventory label numbered 'X 86' 34.5cm diameter Provenance:Sotheby's 12th July, 1960, lot 88, purchased via Bluett & Sons, London, for £26-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 685 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 685清十九世紀 三彩龍紋三足香爐拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號C685號；1960年7月12號通過Bluett & Sons以26鎊的價格購於蘇富比，拍品號88號

the base with 23cm long crack