Vase with Double Dragon
Handles
T'ang Dynasty
(A.D. 618-906)
Height                36.0cm
Depth                 30.0cm
Diameter of belly 18.6cm
     On the tall slender 
neck of this vase , two 
dragons with open mouths 
make as if to sip from  
inside the vase, forming 
two  elegantly  curved 
handles.  The pale blue 
glaze only covers the 
upper part of the vase, 
the lower half being left 
unglazed.