Fine Asian Art

A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1661-1722)

h cm 27

Well decorated in underglaze blue on the globular body with four panels featuring flowering branches and birds, alternated with antiques objects. The long, narrow neck culminates in a flared rim, is adorned with bands of stylized petals enclosing floral decorations.

Provenance: private collection, Liguria.

Catalog notes:

A pair of smaller vases with similar decoration was sold at Christie's, online auction 10987, Exquisite Splendor: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 December 2015, New York, lot no. 88.

青花花卉纹瓶，中国，清康熙