The vase has a bulbous body rising to a garlic-head-shaped mouth and is incised under the glaze with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds. all under a white glaze of pale blue tone.

Provenance: Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1925.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1925.  

Christie's. Chinese Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019