Chinese Dingyao Carved White Glazed Dragon Handled Amphora. The tall ovoid body below a waisted neck that rises to a cupped mouth, flanked by a pair of dragon handles mounted at the shoulder and clasping the rim, the body carved with two peony blossoms on undulating leafy stems, all between a band of radiating leaves on the shoulder and overlapping upright lappets that encircle the foot, covered overall with a lustrous ivory colored glaze, the unglazed foot reveals the dense white stoneware. {Height: 12 inches (30.5 cm)}. Property from a San Francisco Collection.