Antique Chinese Crackle-Glazed Vase – Applied Green Dragon with Loop Handles (c.1880–1910) Mabie Todd with naturalistic stance and pleasing

with naturalistic stance and pleasing symmetry when displayed together

5x5cm - Perhaps a ceremonial axe with the head of a Chinese Mythical creature carved into it

featuring circular abalone shell panels set within an intricately pierced openwork frame

or decorative vintage homeware

A decorative and nostalgic piece of Alpine folk craft

Antique Chinese Crackle-Glazed Vase – Applied Green Dragon with Loop Handles (c.1880–1910) Mabie Todd with naturalistic stance and pleasingA characterful late Qing Dynasty crackle glazed vase featuring an applied green dragon in relief, hand modelled loop handles and a gently tapered meiping inspired form. Dating to around 18801910, this example shows all the hallmarks of provincial southern kiln production: a thickly potted stoneware body, wide crackle pattern with deep age patination, and glaze pooling around the neck and applied decoration. The green glazed dragon, fluid in movement