A CHINESE SOAPSTONE ARCHAISTIC 'DRAGON' POURING VESSEL. Ming Dynasty. The square-section body carved with dragons in low relief, the pointy spout with a flaming pearl above crushing waves, the back with a dragon head handle, all raised on a straight foot with a Xi Niao Shan mark to the base, 8cm H, 14cm long. Provenance: English private collection. 明 壽山石雕龍紋炳觚，陰刻「西鸟單」款 來源：英國私人收藏。