Large Blue Enameled White Reserved 'Dragon' Jar. Superbly potted with wide swelling shoulders gently tapering to a slightly flared foot, surmounted by a short upright neck rising to a gallery mouth rim, the top of the shoulder with a raised band set with a pair lion masks, boldly decorated to the exterior with a pair striding dragons amidst flaming clouds, all finely incised and reserved in white against a rich 'royal blue' glaze, the wide footring and recessed base left unglazed, 14.8 inch high. Provenance: From a private estate, see copy of invoice from Peking cultural relic store.