Pair of large vases and wooden stands. The vases of baluster form, the body with tapering sides and trumpet neck; on the neck, a pair of gilt-bronze handles in the form of dragons with scrolling wings and tails. Round the body on a turquoise ground are seven variously coloured, five-clawed dragons among breaking waves, two more on the neck disputing a flaming pearl, and on the foot below, rocks with breaking waves and sea creatures. Borders in gilt relief above and below the main design, and incised key-fret round the copper mouth and foot rims. On the base, the spurious four-character reign-mark of the Qianlong emperor, in sunken relief, in seal script. The top of the dark wood stand raised on an open arcade above a circular band, with projecting apron carved with auspicious emblems and supported on four curving legs above a ring foot with cross-struts.

Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume III.