Heavily potted with a globular body raising to a tall cylindrical neck, decorated in vivid enamels of iron-red, yellow, rose, gilt and blue with five-clawed dragons striding in pursuit of the flaming pearl amidst billowing clouds and flames above a crashing wave, all bellow a continuous key fret band to the rim. The interior and the base in turquoise enamel, the base with an underglaze blue apocryphal Qianlong seal mark. In very good conditions, only a very light surface wears more pronounced on the mouth rim and light scratches.57,5 cm high, 38 cm wideA FAMILLE-ROSE FIVE-DRAGON TIANQIUPING PORCELAIN VASE, CHINA, EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD (1911-1949), APOCRYPHAL QIANLONG SEAL MARKProvenance: from the private collection of a north Italian gentleman, in the property since the 80s