Chinese Ceramic Vase

Crackle like frost on a pond, and two dragons for handles.

Chinese potters of Jiangxi Province made this porcelain vase in the 20th century. Vases with a crackled glaze, often in a pale gray or cream, are commonly made in the manner of earlier Song dynasty wares. A flaring, short neck sits above a faceted, rounded body, with two slender handles at the shoulder shaped like stylized dragons. The glaze is an even ivory, webbed with a fine network of dark crackle. The foot is unglazed.

About 8 inches tall and 5 wide. Fragile in look, composed in manner.