19th C., of flattened double-gourd form with a slender upper bulb resting on a compressed lower body and short slightly splayed foot, set with two delicate loop handles, the lower bulb painted with a central rosette formed of an iron-red shou medallion, surrounded by two three-claws dragons with scrolling feathery leaves borne on interlocked undulating stems climbing towards the neck, the upper bulb similarly decorated with a central medallions of mythical beast, all between ruyi clouds and key fret bands, the base with six-character Qianlong mark. Height 9 3/4 in.