A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD 'DRAGON' VASE Qianlong six-character mark and of the periodA BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD 'DRAGON' VASEQianlong six-character mark and of the periodDecorated to each side with descending confronting dragons flanking a central shou roundel, with elaborate coils issuing from the bodies, the upper bulb with a bat medallion below pendent flower buds at the neck, applied ruyi form handles. 18cm (7 1/8in) highFor a similar vase from the Imperial collection now in the National Palace Museum, Taipei see Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum: Ch'ien-lung and Other Wares , vol. II, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 3